Doctors of Reddit, what's the biggest case of faking it you've ever seen?

Taking trauma call during surgery residency, I had a prisoner come in after a fight and claimed

he couldn't move or feel his legs. All the CT scans and MRIs were normal, but we would shield

his legs so he couldn't see them and poke them with needles and other sharp objects

with enough force to cause pain.

He never flinched or moved his legs at all.

He was diagnosed with Cywara, which stands for spinal cord injury without radiographic

abnormality.

He stayed in the hospital for a week, no improvement.

Always had one guard with him. One night, they were down in the

lobby watching some television, but the guard needed to use the restroom. The patient said,

Where could I possibly go? I'm paralyzed. The guard left him alone for two minutes. The patient

was last seen sprinting down the road, naked butt cheeks flapping in the breeze.

Made it to a city four hours away by car before he was caught again.

I've never seen anyone fake it so well.

Truly playing the long con.

Yeah, this guy had a plan and he was seeing it through to the end.

Dermatologist here.

Patient was convinced she had a melanoma and needed a biopsy and would need to be on

workers' comp.

I told her it looked like ink from a marker.

She demanded a biopsy.

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