Don't worry, the man's lawyer took a look at photos of the detached penis and advised him to take the case to small claims court.
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Man claims penis amputated without consent
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dmr727 should have read the fine print.I got married and somehow my balls ended up in a jar without my consent.
You did consent, you said "I do"
Glad that you finally understand, grasshopper.
Snort.
True.
Snort!
Why on earth was he getting circumcised at the age of 61 anyway?
Converting to Orthodox Judaism?
They told him he was allowed to take home the entire thing, but when he looked inside the bag, it appeared that he was short-changed.
If you read the article the amputation (or penectomy) was performed for suspected cancer, a suspicion that was later confirmed. The initial procedure was undertaken for "inflammation" although squamous cell carcinoma (which if I recall is the cancer that tends to affect the penis) often presents as a scab that just doesn't heal so it may be that that is what this was. If the doctor had suspected this he may well have counselled the patient that he suspected cancer and even had him sign something to state that the procedure could continue to penectomy (partial or total) if indicated. Unfortunately the doctor has no right of reply via the media so the patient can potentially slander him with a spurious claim.
It's worth noting that they have also gone after the anaesthetist for performing a General Anaesthetic. Now, as I recall most patients are anaesthetised against their will so claiming that he had a GA that he didn't want is also pretty tough.
All the obvious penis gags have gone so I shall mention the time that a colleague of mine was asked to go and amend a gentleman on the list from a partial to a total penectomy. She changed the wrong patient and suddenly a man who was just in for a bladder scrape was all set for a virtual sex change. Thankfully the mistake was noticed and he didn't leave the hospital answering to the name Susan!
Cancer or not you have to give PERMISSION FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. Obviously this man didn't, or didn't know what he was signing.
Trans Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumour. The scraping is done with a diathermy loop. Doesn't look too fun!
So what?! He just has one testicle now and no penis? uhhh... I hope the right one was already gone...
It got too hot in the summer, yeah
I don't understand why he'd want that done at that age. I mean, if you're younger and want to look like your friends, or have trouble with it (phimosis or whatever) then yeah - but at 61 he'd have lived long enough with whatever problem (assuming there was one) or would have resolved any personal issues of his status by then. I mean, if it was too tight then doesn't all your skin get stretchier and looser as you age anyway?
I don't know his reasoning, but I certainly don't blame him for being pissed off. That's got to be a real downer.
As I have previously mentioned, he likely had a malignant looking lesion there given the original article states that the procedure was performed for "inflammation". People seem to think doctors take patients to theatre willy-nilly.
