Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Margaret Wegner Had a Hole in Her Head or At least a Pencil in The Brain

In Berlin, no one can ever say Margaret Wegner did not use her head. For 55 years she had a pencil lodged in her head. The pencil apparently caused chronic headaches and nosebleeds.

CT SCAN of Weger's Brain Courtesy of A.P.

According to Weger, "It hurt like crazy" when she fell and the pencil went through her cheek and into her brain. She was four years old at the time! The pencil was 3.15-inches long. Weger is now 59 years old for those who are not good with math.

On Friday, Dr. Hans Behrbohm, took most of it out. The operation was difficult because it was an old injury. The remaining four-fifths of an inch pencil that could not be removed does not pose a danger according to Dr. Behrbohm.

Wegner is the wife of German boxing coach Ulli Wegner. Hopefully, she will no longer have the headaches and nosebleeds. Her sense of smell should also return according to Dr. Behrbohm.
Now we all know why our Mom's always told us not to run around with pencils in our hand!

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22 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 8, 2007 at 7:03 AM

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    My head hurt just reading this story. OUch!


    Jill

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  2. AnonymousAugust 9, 2007 at 1:36 PM

    Poor woman. I wonder if she will begin having problems from the remaining part of the pencil? Maybe she better get the lead out and seek a second opinion.

    Jill

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  3. AnonymousAugust 13, 2007 at 8:52 AM

    What a lucky lady. Hope she is feeling better.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 13, 2007 at 8:53 AM

    Why did she wait so long? She should have GOT THE LEAD OUT!

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  5. AnonymousAugust 13, 2007 at 9:13 AM

    Punster, are you certain that "drawing this out" was not a good thing? After all, she always had an extra pencil during her school days.

    Jolly Rancher

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  6. AnonymousAugust 14, 2007 at 11:09 AM

    Head aches are no laughing matter. Can you imagine how greatfull she is if the surgery "erases" this problem.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 14, 2007 at 11:11 AM

    She was always a bright woman. She was often "sharp as a tack." Definitely the sharpest one in the crayola pack...

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  8. AnonymousAugust 15, 2007 at 1:02 PM

    Rather "heady" response but I prefer to think that this woman kept her ego in check and did not get a swollen head over this incident and resulting surgery.

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  9. AnonymousAugust 28, 2007 at 11:59 AM

    She needs to get the "lead out" and get on with her life!

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  10. AnonymousAugust 28, 2007 at 12:00 PM

    She is not a lead bottom, she is a lead head...

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  11. AnonymousAugust 30, 2007 at 4:00 PM

    I hope if she reads this story about her, she laughs as the comments are meant to brighten up her day and bring levity to what otherwise would be a very serious topic.

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  12. AnonymousNovember 12, 2007 at 10:38 AM

    Pretty funny, really.

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  13. Legal PubNovember 18, 2007 at 10:51 AM

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  14. Legal PubDecember 10, 2007 at 10:55 AM

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  15. Legal PubDecember 10, 2007 at 2:57 PM

    I have to say, I really enjoyed the comments. This is one of the better written stories which was sent to Legal Pub. On a personal note, I really hope that Margaret Wegner is doing better and that she can smile when she reads some of the jokes.

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  16. AnonymousDecember 31, 2007 at 8:58 AM

    This should have been the story of the year!

    Ralph

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    After I read the story, I took the pencil off the back of my ear and got a pocket protector like all the other good nerds...



    Eugene

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2008 at 3:28 PM

    We all hope Margaret Wegner has had a full recovery!

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  19. AnonymousMarch 17, 2008 at 7:46 AM

    This should have been story of the year in 2007!

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2008 at 4:04 PM

    After removing the lead that had been present for over 55 years, I will bet she felt LIGHT HEADED!

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  21. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    With all these jokes, what are you thinking? You all have a hole in your heads?

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  22. ShanegidiJanuary 10, 2013 at 12:24 AM

    This should have been the story of the year! Ralph

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