This just crossed the wires in Cleveland, Ohio. Crazy, just crazy --

Courtesy of Cleveland.com

Man gets $786,760 after testicle injury
Posted by Associated Press April 11, 2007 12:43PM

Akron -- A jury awarded $786,760 to a man who has endured years of pain since his left testicle was struck by a broken weight-machine bar at the YWCA.

"I can barely walk, let alone run. There's a constant throbbing of pain. I mean, it's my testicle. That's a very uncomfortable spot to feel pain," said Jason Houston, 22 when the injury occurred Feb. 14, 2004.

Houston, who won the award Monday in Summit County Common Pleas Court, was lifting about 150 pounds on a leg extension machine when a cable broke. That caused a center steel rod with an adjusting ball to swing 180 degrees into his groin.

Robert Meeker, the attorney who represented Houston during a weeklong civil trial, said the machine had broken twice before while in use. According to court papers, duct tape covered part of the rod.

Houston has been receiving treatment for pain since. A nerve pain blocker was installed, but that hasn't corrected all the pain.

"It's a horrendous injury. Everyone who hears his story just kind of winces," Meeker said.

Now 25, Houston has fathered a daughter and plans to marry next month. He has been forced to leave college and some jobs because his injury has left him unable to walk at a normal pace, Meeker said.

Houston said he must walk bowlegged to avoid any contact with his testicle and thigh. He can't run and he said sex is tenuous.

David Ross, a Cleveland attorney who represented the YWCA, could not be reached for comment Wednesday. A message seeking comment was left at his office.

i'm not even a guy.... but OUCH!!

That sound horrific! It's strange that they could put a price on a testicle, but I hope the money will help a little. Shoot, what am I saying? I'd give up an ovary for 3 quarters of a million dollars!

UCantHavaDaMango said:

i was just gonna ask the guys here who would take that pain for the money!

Why doesn't he get rid of his testicle? He's got two, doesn't he?
Sounds very painfull, but I can't believe they can't help him any better than with painkillers.
Well, maybe it's a good thing I'm not a doctor huh?

SexOnWheels said:

NO WAY!

Whateva said:

Yeah, I just realized that he didn't actually lose the testicle, and that the darn thing is still bringing him pain. If I were him, I would get rid of it, especially if it meant having a normal life after that. I know it wouldn't be any easy decision to have a body part amputated, but does he really want to spend the rest of his life in pain over a testicle when he still has another one? I wonder if it's been suggested to him, and he's said no.

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Well, maybe loosing a nut is just to much for a man

What was he doing at the YWCA?

he should go back and do his other nut and double the money!

Have they thought about REMOVING the testicle? I know it's harsh, but that will at least alleviate the pain perhaps.

Anx said:

That's something Lucille Ball would come up with. no pun intended.

superspaceboy said:

That's what I'm saying. Lose a testicle, gain a life.


Hey, that might make a nice bumper sticker....







Just kidding! I'm awful.


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