He Should Have Used a Mohel

Talk about a routine circumcision gone bad. This story makes me cross my legs. But I have to ask why the man was put under for the procedure.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Shelby County man and his wife said two doctors amputated the man’s penis without his consent, and have filed a lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, Philip Seaton, 61, went to have a circumcision last October as part of treatment for a medical condition. Seaton said when he woke up from the procedure, he realized his penis had been amputated.

If you read the full story you’ll see that the doctors say that they cound cancer and made an emergency decision to remove his penis. The next line in the article just kills me: ”

“The lawsuit states that Patterson received consent to perform a circumcision and only a circumcision, and that Seaton did not consent to his penis being removed.” (emphasis mine)

You think. Talk about waking up to a nightmare. I am not saying that to be cute or clever. I have read stories before about medical mishaps and why sometimes the pre-surgery routine includes labeling which body part to remove. But you’d think that in this case they wouln’t need to use a Sharpie to let the doc know what to cut and what to save.

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