One more great story for the Anals (I know) of the British National Health Service…
A British man is suing a hospital after surgeons removed the wrong testicle during cancer surgery.
The U.K. Metro reports doctors realized the mistake about 40 minutes after the initial surgery and tried to correct the mistake in an emergency procedure to no avail.
“The matter is in the hands of my solicitor,” the unnamed man said. “She is about to issue proceedings now.”
A patient watchdog group is calling for an investigation into the surgical mistake.
“This is a tragic thing to have happened,” Phil Matthews, chairman of the Wiltshire Involvement Network, told Metro. “With this type of operation men need confidence they can put their trust fully in the hospital.”
The Salisbury District Hospital has offered an apology to the 48-year-old man.
I find their apology lacking.
Under Obamacare this would never happen because election results (Obama twice.. come on!?!) prove that most men don’t have any berries accompanying their twigs to begin with…
I will concur, but to ensure that it’s not due to misandry (I’m talking to you, goozer), allow me to advocate repeal of the 19th Amendment as well. (This isn’t the first time in my adult life I’ve been ashamed of my sex).
He needs to contact a team of American Trial Lawyers to go sue the crap out of the doctor and hospital, while he’s mulling over the reason why he didn’t mark off the proper territory with a Magic Marker prior to surgery!
Or lipstick.
People do that here too,Fritz…write “amputate me!” so the docs don’t get confused.
Poor guy. Maybe the surgeon was inexperienced; maybe he was neuter the procedure.
I guess the guy should have been a little more concerned, when the doctor told him: “We’ll FIX you right up!”
Hysterectomy!Hysterical!Kenn,you are nuts!