Man severs penis on a bet

[SplitDik (imported)]

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/07/24/sewpennis.shtml

Man Severs Penis on $2000 Bet

Created: 24.07.2006 15:40 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 15:40 MSK

For the first time in the history of Latvian medicine doctors have sewn a man’s penis back on, which he had cut off on a bet, LTV channel reports.

Doctors from Gailezertz hospital told journalists that previously they had only sewn partly amputated penises back on. But this time the penis was brought in a plastic package. They believe the cause of the tragedy was the victims’ stupidity: After a drinking-bout the victim bet that he would cut off his “men’s merit” for 1000 Lats (about 2000 dollars). He won the bet.

The 30-year-old man was delivered to the hospital July 17. He was operated on by plastic surgeon Aivars Tihonov. Doctors told the Delfi news agency that the patient has lost a lot of blood. The surgery lasted 3 1/2 hours.

“Now I think that the patient is in good condition,” Tikhonov said. “But we will be able to asses the results of the survey only after a few days, and say if the body will accept the organ back. We have to take into account that in the summer heat tissues die faster. The penis was covered with sand or something like that, so even though we have given antibiotics to the patient, serious infection can still spread. Different factors influence the process of the sewing — the state of health of the patient, the volume of lost blood, smoking — any cigarette can cause the spasm of vessels.”

In the world, similar operations are very seldom — approximately once a year. If the penis is cut off in many cases it is almost impossible to sew it back on, the surgeon said.

[Uncle Flo (imported)]

For a bet? Or was the bet an excuse? --FLO--

[Taylor (imported)]

Uncle Flo, I agree with you. This sounds like something the guy wanted to do and the bet was just an excuse.

[Slammr (imported)]

Lest someone in the USA try do this for a $2000 bet:

Emergency room $1500

Operating room $10000

Doctor's bills $5000-10000

Psychiatrist $2000

Net gain from bet: -$7500 to -$12500 (approximation)

That is -- if the guy pays off on his bet.

[JesusA (imported)]

Net gain from bet: MINUS $7500 to MINUS

$12500 (approximation)

That is -- if the guy pays off on his bet.

Just to amplify Slammr's comment.