text: HOTEL worker Jason Garnett is recovering from a medical problem that left him squirming with pain – and embarrassment. 
   
   The 23-year-old ended up in hospital where his penis had to be drained of two pints of blood – after suffering from an erection lasting 17 hours. 
   
   Doctors at his local hospital in Harrogate found he was suffering from a condition known as priapism – a condition that is regarded as a medical emergency. 
   
   Jason first woke up with the condition last Friday morning and initially didn’t worry about it. 
   
   However by lunchtime he was beginning to get concerned and tried to address the situation by taking an ice bath and then going for a jog. 
   
   He went to the hospital where his condition was diagnosed and doctors drew off two pints of blood to try and reduce the pressure. They also had to inject medication 24 times to restrict the blood flow. 
   
   If untreated such a problem can cause serious problems but all is now well with Jason, who described the pain of his treatment as “ten out of ten.” 
   
   “It is completely normal now,” he added, “apart from the fact that it looks like it’s been through a war. It’s all a bit black and blue.” ||||| Facebook 
   
   Jason Garnett will always remember last Friday. 
   
   Garnett, 23, woke up that morning with an erection that refused to go down. In fact, Garnett's penis stood at rapt attention for more than 17 hours, the Northern Echo newspaper reports. 
   
   At first, Garnett wasn't worried much about it, and went to his job at a hotel in Harrogate, U.K. 
   
   But around lunchtime he became concerned. When taking an ice bath and going for a jog didn't alter the situation, he realized something was up. 
   
   Eight hours after waking up, Garnett told his roommate about his problem. 
   
   “You should have seen the look on his face when I told him what was wrong,” Garnett told The Sun. “He was in hysterics at first, but then he realized how serious the situation was.” 
   
   Garnett was taken to a hospital and was diagnosed with priapism, a rare condition where erections do not subside. It is not caused by sexual desire or stimulation, but, untreated, it can permanently damage the penis, News.com.au reports. 
   
   Doctors had to drain two pints of blood from his penis to reduce the pressure on his organ, HuffPost UK reports. When that didn’t work, they were forced to inject him with 24 rounds of medication before things settled down. 
   
   “Seeing them stab my penis with a needle was a horrible experience, like something out of a horror film," Garnett told the Sun. "The pain was 10 out of 10.” 
   
   He said it's completely normal now "apart from the fact that it looks like it's been through a war," according to UPI.com. 
   
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   Oakland County ||||| HARROGATE, England, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A British man who woke up with an erection that wouldn't go away said doctors drained more than 2 pints of blood from his member. 
   
   Jason Garnett, 23, a hotel worker in Harrogate, England, said he woke up Friday morning after having sex the previous night and found he had an erection that would not go away. 
   
   Garnett said he tried an ice bath, jogging and other arousal-defeating techniques, but nothing was able to make his penis go flaccid. 
   
   The man said he sought advice from his roommate after eight hours of unsuccessful erection-stopping attempts and Garnett was taken to a hospital, where doctors said the condition is known as priapism. The condition can permanently damage the penis if it is not immediately treated. 
   
   Garnett said doctors drained more than 2 pints of blood from his penis and injected it with medication 24 times to make the unwanted erection go away. 
   
   "Seeing them stab my penis with a needle was a horrible experience -- like something out of a horror film. The pain was a 10 out of 10," Garnett told The Sun. 
   
   He said his penis was finally tamed after 17 hours of rigidity. 
   
   "It is completely normal now, apart from the fact that it looks like it's been through a war. It's all a bit black and blue," he said. ||||| Video 
   
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   A HOTEL worker has described “probably the most embarrassing day of my life” of going to hospital with an erection that has lasted 17 hours. 
   
   Jason Garnett, a 23-year-old hotel worker from the spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, UK, said he woke up with “morning glory” at 9am last Friday after sex with a friend, The Sun reported. 
   
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   He thought nothing of it and had previous erections lasting for an hour. But by lunchtime he began to get concerned. He thought an ice bath would work — it didn’t. Then he went for an uncomfortable jog — it too failed. 
   
   Eight hours after waking up, he told a flatmate of his situation. 
   
   “You should have seen the look on his face when I told him what was wrong,” jason told The Sun. 
   
   “He was in hysterics at first, but then he realised how serious the situation was.” 
   
   Jason was taken to hospital where he was found to be suffering from priapism, a rare condition that is not caused by sexual desire or sexual stimulation. Untreated, it can permanently damage the penis. 
   
   Doctors drained more than 1.1 litres (two pints) of blood from his manhood and injected his penis 24 times with medication to try to restrict blood flow. 
   
   “Seeing them stab my penis with a needle was a horrible experience — like something out of a horror film. The pain was a 10 out of 10,” Jason said. 
   
   After 17 hours Jason’s erection was no more and he says everything is working as normal. 
   
   “It is completely normal now, apart from the fact that it looks like it’s been through a war. It’s all a bit black and blue,” he said.
target: – Last Friday, Jason Garnett greeted a new day, as many men do, with an erection. But 17 hours later, doctors were stabbing the British man's penis with needles in order to end his member's persistent salute, UPI reports. The 23-year-old North Yorkshire man didn't worry when his erection stuck around the morning after a night of love-making, reports Northern Echo. He changed his tune around lunch time and tried to tame it with an ice bath and a jog, but after a stiff eight hours, he finally asked his roommate for help. "You should have seen the look on his face … he was in hysterics at first, but then he realized how serious the situation was," Garnett says, according to Huffington Post. Garnett's erection wasn't a blessing, but a serious medical condition called priapism. The rare malady has nothing to do with arousal or desire and can cause permanent damage if left untreated, reports News.com.au. The "most embarrassing day" of Garnett's life got worse when doctors drew two pints of blood from his penis and injected it 24 times with erection-reducing meds. "Seeing them stab my penis with a needle was … like something out of a horror film. The pain was a 10 out of 10," he says. Garnett says his penis now "looks like it's been through a war. It's all a bit black and blue." (Read about a woman whose medication caused "unwelcome" orgasms.)