A man in Ghana experienced possibly the most harrowing accident of his life when he cleaved off his penis while half asleep.
The man named Kofi Atta, who works as a farmer, suffered incredibly severe injuries in his nether regions following the mishap, which was blamed on him having a dream about trying to slaughter a goat that was to be served to his family.
News reports said that Atta somehow dozed off while sitting on a chair, but woke up to extreme pains, with a bloody mess between his legs.
Media reports said that Atta’s wife was away at the time, but was contacted by her neighbors who told her exactly what had happened. Upon getting home, she discovered her husband “bleeding from his manhood into a chamber pot”. She then got him a diaper to reduce the blood flow before rushing him to a clinic.
Atta initially said to BBC Pidgin that he was receiving medical care, but that he would require extra funds to get to the hospital for a proper operation. But more than six weeks later, media outlets reported that the man had successfully undergone penis-attachment surgery and was even able to achieve an erection.
He said that he had no idea how he managed to hold a knife after falling half asleep.
“I sat in the chair and I dozed off, and as I slept I dreamed about cutting meat in front of me. I don’t remember how I got the knife, I was so confused, he said.
It was a pretty amazing outcome for Atta all things considered, but anyone concerned about losing the functionality of their penis – should it ever get separated from the body – should probably take heart that there are ways to get appendages reattached and working almost like normal.
Just like this gentleman who lost his penis to an infection, but had a completely new one grown on his arm that was surgically reattached pretty successfully.
