The man found out about the bullet lodged in his body, 77 years later (3 photos)

Recently, a 95-year-old Chinese war veteran found himself living with a bullet in his neck for nearly eight decades.







After falling from the balcony of his house in the Chinese province of Shandong, Zhao He, despite his venerable age, felt fine - according to at least, according to his family, he did not tell them about any symptoms. He did not feel pain, but after a while the veteran World War II appeared mild discomfort in the neck. The son decided to take him to the hospital for examination. Upon hearing of his fall, the doctors recommended an X-ray to make sure he didn't get serious neck injury. However, instead of a fracture, the X-ray revealed in the neck of a men a foreign object, which was later identified as an old bullet.

A 95-year-old man told doctors that as a teenager he entered into Chinese army and participated in two wars - against the Japanese invaders during the Second World War (1931-1945) and on the side of the North Korea during the Korean War (1950-1953). While serving in the army, he received multiple wounds, but did not remember how he received a bullet in neck.



“He was wounded when, during one of the battles, he was transporting wounded comrade. There are fragments in other parts of his body, ”said Wang, son-in-law of Zhao He.

Zhao himself believes that the bullet has been in his neck since 1944. Apparently, she really hit him while crossing the river. Bullet passed through the left side of the nose, pierced his upper jaw and knocked out several teeth, after which it got stuck in the neck. However, this is just his a guess.

After examining the x-rays, the doctors told Zhao He and his family, that the bullet passed near some large blood vessels and that, since she hasn't caused him any problems, it's best to leave her as is. there is. The war veteran agreed. "I've been healthy all these years, so there is no reason to change anything now,” Zhao He said.