http://www.wlky.com/health/17550187/detail.html

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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 went to have a circumcision last October. Seaton said when he woke up from the procedure, he realized his penis had been amputated. Seaton has suffered mental anguish, pain, and has lost the enjoyment of life, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Shelby County court last week against Dr. John Patterson, who performed the procedure, Dr. Oliver James, who administered anesthesia, and Commonwealth Urology, PSC. 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. Kevin George, the plaintiff's attorney, said Patterson amputated the organ after finding cancer, but he only had consent to remove the foreskin. "Sometimes you have an emergency and you have to do this, but he could very easily closed him up and said, 'Here are your options. You have cancer,' and the family would have said, 'We want a second opinion. This is a big deal,'" George said. The lawsuit also claims the plaintiff did not consent to general anesthesia. WLKY attempted to contact the doctors, but have not been able to reach them. The Seatons are seeking punitive damages against both doctors and the medical practice. Attorneys for the defendants will now have a chance to respond to the suit.

Some funny comments from Digg:
http://digg.com/world_news/Man_Sues...mputating_Penis

what a wanker

Wow how do you get cancer in the penis??? It's like getting cancer in the finger or something...just doesn't seem like it would go undetected.

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Originally posted by Jake Benson Wow how do you get cancer in the penis??? It's like getting cancer in the finger or something...just doesn't seem like it would go undetected.

probably not unlike the way one gets aids in the penis, jake.

My maternal grandfather recently had a tumor removed from his penis. This was a few years after having prostate cancer. I can only imagine the things I have to look forward to as I age. Go genetics!

the guy has a valid point though, doctors cant perform things without someones consent

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Originally posted by narcism the guy has a valid point though, doctors cant perform things without someones consent

thank god, for a minute I thought you were going to post *that* picture.

So many years on and you've still scarred me with that

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paging Lorena Bobbitt...paging Lorena Bobbitt, you have a penis amputation in room 3 plz

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter thank god, for a minute I thought you were going to post *that* picture. So many years on and you've still scarred me with that

i bet you wallpapered it

"Holy Shit" is the only response I feel I can appropriately respond to this thread with.

give it back meanies

It's cool, these days they can always give you another one. This is his chance to upgrade to a larger penis.