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Open Safety Pin In Girl’s Sinus Cavity For Years
PELZER, S.C. — For years, 6-year-old Alexis McCarter has been plagued by headaches, nose bleeds and ear infections.
Her parents took her to doctor after doctor, but there wasn't a medical explanation for the problems until recently.
A CT scan revealed the problem was a safety pin lodged in the girl's sinus cavity.
"I'm still in shock. We don't know how it happened," said Susan McCarter.
Doctors at Medical Universtiy of South Carolina told McCarter as a baby Alexis must have somehow stuck a safety pin up her nose and over time it made its way to the sinus cavity where it lodged after it opened. "I couldn't say anything. It just broke my heart," said McCarter.
Alexis doesn't seem to let the pain slow her down, but her mother says every night she asks for an ice-pack.
"If I could take the safety pin so she wouldn't have to go through it I would," said McCarter.
