In Soviet Russia, appendix remove you!

[Buttermellow]

---

Members do not see this ad.

Thought this was cool, surgeon in Antarctica removes his own appendix. Not sure if I would have the courage to do this if necessary. They never said if he used anesthesia of any sort...

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/03/17/soviet-surgeon-removes-his-own-appendix-in-antarctica-1961/

 

[Doc of the Walk]

go big or go home i guess...

 

[Tapepsi]

That is crazy. I don't think I could do it.

 

[gettheleadout]

Reading through the BMJ report, he used local anesthetic, as I expected. I imagine such an operation would be impossible without it. The BMJ report is a lot more engaging, I recommend reading it through the first link in the article.

 

[RookTookIt]

Reading through the BMJ report, he used local anesthetic, as I expected. I imagine such an operation would be impossible without it. The BMJ report is a lot more engaging, I recommend reading it through the first link in the article.

Here, I'll save you a click. Awesome story.

http://www.bmj.com/content/339/bmj.b4965.full

 

[Dipraman]

😱 😱 😱 😱 😱

​

 

[Geekchick921]

That story never gets less cool. It's funny because this was mentioned on the Allo board yesterday and this is Cracked.com's article today. It's on the list. FYI, Cracked articles are always laced with profanity.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19218_6-insane-diy-surgeries-you-wont-believe-actually-worked.html

#5 isn't a surgery but impressive as hell, nonetheless. I gotta admit, I'm a little more impressed by the people that AREN'T doctors that managed this, like #3, the Mexican woman that performed her own C-section and lived. 😱

 

[ozzi22]

sick stuff😱😱😱

 

[Procyon]

Such a cool story. So badass. 😎

 

[45408]

We'd imagine this is the worst case scenario that flashes through a doctor's minds when someone shouts, "is there a doctor in the building?" For Marsh, it just meant he had to improvise with what he had. He drilled through the woman's skull and removed the tumor using only some local anesthetics and a $65 Bosch cordless drill he happened to have with him for some reason. When the battery went flat, he dug in with his hands.

All the while talking soothingly to the patient who, in case you're not familiar with how local anesthesia works, was fully goddamn conscious throughout the operation. Apparently, Ukrainian women are hardcore.

The brain doesn't have any pain receptors, so this isn't too surprising. There are several types of neurosurgery that involve waking the patient up and testing which part of the brain can be removed.

 

[Geekchick921]

The brain doesn't have any pain receptors, so this isn't too surprising. There are several types of neurosurgery that involve waking the patient up and testing which part of the brain can be removed.

I actually know that much. 🙂

 

[Buttermellow]

The brain doesn't have any pain receptors, so this isn't too surprising. There are several types of neurosurgery that involve waking the patient up and testing which part of the brain can be removed.

That would be SO. COOL.