A 46-year-old woman from Badlapur had a close shave with death after accidentally swallowing a fishbone. Doctors at the civic-run KEM Hospital removed the 2.8-cm fishbone and said there were chances of it piercing one of the large blood vessels in the neck causing severe bleeding, which could have led to the patient’s death. 

Unaware of the bone stuck in her throat, Husnabano Nizamuddin Shaikh lived in pain for over 15 days and was on a liquid diet. After the local doctors failed to diagnose the issue, she decided to visit the civic-run KEM Hospital. It was here that doctors found the fishbone, which had to be operated out.