Priapism Lawsuit

[docB]

This still has me shaking my head.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278392,00.html

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[edinOH]

That guy's got a real hard-on for that Boost Plus. He drinks it everyday.

 

[Pose]

His last name is all too appropriate.

 

[Miami_med]

 

[Tiger26]

I got paired up with a urologist as part of the mentor program the first year of med school, and I was sorta interested in it until I walked into the procedure room with a guy on the table who had priapism. But get this, he'd had it for a week. He actually went to his private practice doc first and then to another one later and they both couldn't solve the problem. By the time he came to us, it was really one of the worst things I'd ever seen, and it came down to the chief resident resorting to the most primitive ways imaginable trying to get some of the fibrotic blood out. I had to step out of the room to get a drink of water because I felt so bad for the guy. It's like when you see someone in a movie get hit down low and every guy in the audience cringes, except this was a much, much more profound example.

The thing that sucked is that the guy was early in his early 40's and taking an antipsychotic as a sleep medication (can't remember what), but the odds of priapism were 1 in 10,000. At this point, an implant was the only possible mode of even slightly functioning again for him. Needless to say, my chances in picking urology went down that day.

 

[docB]

The thing that sucked is that the guy was early in his early 40's and taking an antipsychotic as a sleep medication (can't remember what), but the odds of priapism were 1 in 10,000.

I betcha it was Trazodone. I think it's got about a 1:6000 incidence of priapism. I see tons of people on it and I've seen about a case a year for the las 6 years presumably due to the Trazodone.

 

[Winged Scapula]

His last name is all too appropriate.

I missed that...you're right! Classic!!

 

[igcgnerd]

a story like that makes me wanna have a STIFF drink

 

[ERMudPhud]

So what exactly was in the Boost that did it?

Do they put Yohimbine in that stuff?

If its just Ensure I don't see how a bunch of carbs could do it. If that's the case he might as well sue Dunkin Donuts.

 

[Tiger26]

I betcha it was Trazodone. I think it's got about a 1:6000 incidence of priapism. I see tons of people on it and I've seen about a case a year for the las 6 years presumably due to the Trazodone.

Yep, just jogged my memory. It was trazodone

 

[NinerNiner999]

Maybe he should start drinking soft drinks.

 

[EM_Rebuilder]

Maybe he should start drinking soft drinks.

ROTFL!

They just had an 'expert' on CNN talking about the lawsuit... it was funny because they were saying Boost sells have evidently went up since many people think an erection lasting for hours/days is an awesome idea...

I love the subtitle of the story while they were talking... "Eternal Erection" wrote largely on the bottom of the screen.

 

[Dr.Evil1]

The thing that sucked is that the guy was early in his early 40's and taking an antipsychotic as a sleep medication (can't remember what), but the odds of priapism were 1 in 10,000. At this point, an implant was the only possible mode of even slightly functioning again for him. Needless to say, my chances in picking urology went down that day.

Trazadone causes a big bone

I remember studying for Step 2 and this being one of the clinical pearls

 

[Miami_med]

So what exactly was in the Boost that did it?

Do they put Yohimbine in that stuff?

If its just Ensure I don't see how a bunch of carbs could do it. If that's the case he might as well sue Dunkin Donuts.

Don't give him any ideas.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Don't give him any ideas.

At least he'd have a place to store those extra doughnuts!

 

[garbaby00]

I took Trazodone 3 times then got PRIAPISM. Doctors didn't get to me in time.

 

[USCDiver]

I took Trazodone 3 times then got PRIAPISM. Doctors didn't get to me in time.

I believe you mis-typed "I didn't get to the doctors in time"

 

[Doctor Bob]

I believe you mis-typed "I didn't get to the doctors in time"

No, they wrote it right the first time. You mean you don't drive around the town going to random houses and checking for medical emergencies?

 

[Birdstrike]

You'd have to awfully hard headed to bring a case like this






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[DeadCactus]

He shook his head too but it didn't help...

 

[DocEspana]

Easy money bet right here: Guy also has sickle cell. Just an *completely unrelated* medical fact, I'd assume.

 

[HunterGatherer]

I took Trazodone 3 times then got PRIAPISM. Doctors didn't get to me in time.

Nice avatar though.

 

[dotcb]

I'd give that lawsuit < 5% chance of plaintiff victory.

No causality.

 

[Spinach Dip]

Wow....