Dammit! I Said to Just Take a Little Off the Top!.....

[Joe Guy]

Man's Penis 'Cut Off In Botched Circumcision' By Sky News Updated Monday, July 28th 2014 at 12:21 GMT +3

Johnny Lee Banks, of Birmingham, Alabama, and his wife sued the facility for medical malpractice on Tuesday, seeking an unspecified amount.

The lawsuit says Banks came round from an operation to remove his foreskin at Princeton Baptist Medical Center last month, only to find his manhood had been removed. The claim says he has experienced intense pain as a result, and that his wife, Zelda Banks, is also suffering.

The Birmingham hospital and two doctors are among defendants named in the legal action. The hospital said in a statement to Sky News: "We have reviewed the allegations ... and find them to be non-meritorious. We intend to defend all counts aggressively."

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[Lord Jim]

"We have reviewed the allegations ... and find them to be non-meritorious. We intend to defend all counts aggressively."

Huh?

Seems to me this is one of those things that's pretty easy to prove, one way or the other; it's uh, either there or it isn't...

If it isn't, what's the hospital's argument? That he wanted it cut off? That this is a normal risk that one should expect when receiving circumcision? That he cut it off himself so he could sue the hospital?

Lord knows I'm as opposed to frivolous lawsuits as the next guy (maybe more than the next guy) but if a fella goes in for a circumcision and walks out without his weenie, that looks pretty damn "meritorious" to me...

[Guinevere]

And of course, there is far more to the story . . . .

BIRMINGHAM, AL -
The attorney for a man whose penis was amputated during a recent scheduled circumcision at Princeton Baptist Hospital in Birmingham revealed more information today about the circumstances that led up to the incident.

According to John P. Graves, the 56-year-old man is diabetic and had a leg amputated. He was recommended to undergo the circumcision procedure to prevent any future infections that might jeopardize his health.

"As I understand the facts, he went in to have the (circumcision) procedure and they discovered an infection in his remaining leg and that leg had to be amputated. He had to recover from that before he could return to the medical providers to have the circumcision done," Graves explained.

He explained diabetics are very susceptible to infection, noting that "even the slightest infection on a toe can cause a diabetic to lose an entire leg."

RELATED: Birmingham man's penis amputated during circumcision, according to Jefferson County lawsuit

Graves said he and the family are focused on getting the medical records, which were requested two weeks ago and could shed light on the circumstances that led to the amputation. They hope to inspect the records so they can determine if there indeed was a breach in the man's standard of care that would be actionable under Alabama law.

Given his history of infection, Graves said the medical records should clearly reveal if additional infection was the cause for the amputation.

"In my opinion, I think my client and his family would have been fully aware if there was an infection problem in the penis. And he would have been advised about that prior to the surgery and he would have been advised that this infection could lead to the amputation of the entire penis. But without the records, this is all highly speculative," he explained.

"Produce the medical records. Produce the medical records so we can analyze them and explain to our client what happened, because nobody at Princeton Hospital did," Graves said.

http://www.alabamas13.com/story/2611712 ... und-in-leg

[Joe Guy]

I don't blame the patient for going off a little half-cocked...

[Lord Jim]

half-cocked...

Sounds like that would have been an improvement in this case...

Ordinarily you'd think someone would know why this was happening, but after reading the article Guin posted, I can understand why the guy was stumped...

[MajGenl.Meade]

Ah.... removed due to unforeskin circumcisions