Hospital Mistake
You readers are sick people. Many of you forwarded me the article about a German woman went to the hospital for a leg operation and got an anus operation instead, as if I would make light of such a thing.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,339270,00.html
When the woman complained to the hospital CEO that she was given a new anus, did the CEO say, “I’ll look into it”?
I think the woman should act as her own attorney. After she gives her closing argument she can sit down and say, “I rest my case.”
Add your own jokes. The ones I already got by e-mail include “She got a bum deal,” and “The doctors tore her a new one.”
Was she operated by a renowned French personality - Dr. "ZINEDINE ZIDAN"?
After all, who has displayed his "head-butt-ing" skills so prominently?
Posted by: Tushar | April 19, 2008 at 02:54 AM
I'd sue them to get my old butthole back. I don't want some dead guy's anus.
Posted by: Jay | March 31, 2008 at 10:11 PM
To the woman:
There is always light at the end of the tunnel
Posted by: SW | March 31, 2008 at 12:39 PM
It's not an isolated incident in Germany:-
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2791712.html
Posted by: Ciaran | March 31, 2008 at 07:22 AM
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MRS. BROWN: 'Ere. What's going on?
MAN: Uh, he's donating his liver, madam.
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MRS. BROWN: Is this because he took out one of those silly cards?
MAN: That's right, madam.
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MRS. BROWN: Typical of him!
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MRS. BROWN: He goes down to the public library, he sees a few signs up, comes home all full of good intentions.
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MRS. BROWN: He gives blood. He does cold research. All that sort of thing.
MAN: Oh.
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
ERIC: Ehh.
MRS. BROWN: What do you, uh,-- what do you do with them all, anyway?
ERIC: They all go to saving lives, madam.
MRS. BROWN: Mmm. That's what he used to say. 'It's all for the good of the country' he used to say.
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MRS. BROWN: Do you think it's all for the good of the country?
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MAN: Hm?
MRS. BROWN: Do you think it's all for the good of the country?
MAN: Well, I wouldn't know about that, madam. We're just, uh, doing our jobs, you know.
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MRS. BROWN: You're not... doctors, then?
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MAN: Oh. Blimey no.
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MAN and ERIC: [laughing]
YOUNG MAN: Mum. Dad. I'm off out now. I'll see you about seven.
MAN and ERIC: [laughing]
MRS. BROWN: Right-o, son. Look after yourself.
MR. BROWN: [screaming]
MAN: Oh. Now.
ERIC: M-hmm.
Posted by: Nat | March 27, 2008 at 07:59 AM
..."Hello. Uhh, can we have your liver?"
Posted by: Nat | March 27, 2008 at 07:54 AM
I blame it on the nurse who always got things mixed up.
"Nurse, prick this guy's boil.."
Posted by: Craig Taylor | March 26, 2008 at 02:51 PM
ooh thats bad man
Posted by: sharlin kaur | March 25, 2008 at 09:06 PM
She should sue their butts off.
Posted by: Charlie Bravo | March 25, 2008 at 04:52 PM
Five more operations like this and she gets a free cup of coffee.
Posted by: Russ E. | March 25, 2008 at 10:25 AM
I could not find the most obvious -
At least all of her problems are behind her.
snort snort
Posted by: BIll | March 25, 2008 at 06:39 AM
Of course, if she did represent herself, she'd have an 'ass' for a client!
If it had been a guy then this sort of thing would just be crying out for a "Rectum? Damn near killed him!" joke.
Cheers,
Rich.
Posted by: Rich Smith | March 25, 2008 at 05:44 AM
I think most of the jokes have been covered now, but does this mean she can fart in stereo?
Posted by: Stui | March 24, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Patti rethinks this:
Maybe we should all demand a large tilted mirror above and behind the doctor so we can observe everything.
Then, we demand a heavy local anesthesia and we watch all surgical procedures.
"Hey, doc.. stop that. What the hell are you doing down there? THAT is NOT my LEG. Excuse me but you seem to have lost your way.... NOW CUT THAAAAT OUT!!
Stop doing THAT this instant!"
or... "HELLLLLLLOOOO... Dooooooc... stop foolin' with my leg and get down to business recreating my sphincter...ok?
LOOK, I don't want you searching around my whole damned galaxy.. just the black-hole...please.. and..ahhhhh by the way..., doc, don't you even THINK ABOUT the big-bang theory!!"
(Let me tell you, Scott, this hole-thing is upsetting me)
Posted by: patti | March 24, 2008 at 04:32 PM
She's unluckier than a two assed woman in an ass kicking contest.
Posted by: dsg | March 24, 2008 at 11:04 AM
"I thought you said you slept at a Holiday Inn last night..."
Posted by: Fletch | March 24, 2008 at 10:32 AM
The lady's husband must be sweating with excitment. His options for pleasure have tripled. just like binary coding, when you add another value, its not linear, but exponential. Think of all the possibilites.
Posted by: oreo | March 24, 2008 at 09:38 AM
New facts have come out about this story. Apparently the woman was a former employee of the doctor. She was fired for incompetence, and he was regularly overheard threatening to "tear her a new one."
Posted by: Russell | March 24, 2008 at 08:19 AM
If only the same fate could happen to my wife.
Posted by: asdf | March 24, 2008 at 07:34 AM
KARL H said: [What's the point of giving someone a new anus? Nothing good will come out of it.]
You are a genius. Thanks, Karl. Made me laugh hard.
Rita Mae
Posted by: rita mae | March 24, 2008 at 06:44 AM
tried to fix 'em, just rectum.
Posted by: LA Clay | March 24, 2008 at 05:20 AM
Poor girl, doctors messing with her ass and you making fun of her...
Now I can't help but wonder. If she sues and wins, will they put the old one back where it was?
Posted by: Wonderer | March 24, 2008 at 01:47 AM
she got made
Posted by: Niranjan | March 24, 2008 at 01:19 AM
My work buddy forwarded me this with the caveat that 'this is the first time in the history of the world that these words have ever been strung together':
she's looking a gift anus in the mouth.
Posted by: mcroeder | March 23, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Anus and leg are not similar words in English or German. I'd hate to see what happens if you go to the hospital and mention to the doctor that you have a daily diary.
Posted by: David | March 23, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Wow, Scott. This is a hole new side of you.
Posted by: Anarchy In Your Head | March 23, 2008 at 05:41 PM
Bad ride during the operation due to Ass fault.
Posted by: thank you for not blogging. | March 23, 2008 at 01:48 PM
I think this may interest you: hypnotist thief in Italy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7309947.stm
Posted by: ZigaK | March 23, 2008 at 11:30 AM
This could never have happened to George W. Bush. The doctors would have said:
"Wait, we must have the wrong patient here, we have a perfect asshole in front of us!"
http://boskolives.wordpress.com/
Posted by: jerry w. | March 23, 2008 at 07:50 AM
Well, even if she sues, the chances are, only the lawyers will win in the end due to their fees.
Looks like either way, she'll end up taking it up the ass...
That would be a real bum rap...
But maybe she'll break a leg and her luck will change...
Posted by: Peter | March 23, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Man, she must be the butt of all jokes.
Posted by: Wai Wan | March 22, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Woman: I got a strawberry stuck up my ass, doc.
Doctor: I've got some cream for that
Posted by: g-a-b | March 22, 2008 at 11:54 PM
'Came in with a leg hurt and then what? Just like your first in Sing Sing, then...'
'Imagine what would have happened if she came with an anus problem.'
'That operation was anal.'
'Did someone ask if the doctor was dyslexic?'
'The doctor must have been polish... and jewish.'
'I'd imagine it'll be a crap recovery.'
'How's her leg, by the way?'
Posted by: Bruno | March 22, 2008 at 11:24 PM
i guess she got the hole package.
Posted by: Jake | March 22, 2008 at 10:48 PM
This may not be the funniest medical mistake ever, but it's up there.
Posted by: Allen | March 22, 2008 at 10:37 PM
OK, so the surgeons made a mistake. But, it's not like they got it all ass backwards.
Posted by: kman | March 22, 2008 at 06:50 PM
Hey Scott, what's with all the potty humor lately? first the lady stuck on the toilet, now this. I just have one thing to say... the lady in this story must have been pretty bummed :)
Posted by: Lindsey | March 22, 2008 at 05:43 PM
Was it Heather Mills?
Posted by: pete | March 22, 2008 at 04:02 PM
When she goes to trial and is asked how this has affected her life she could say "I needed this like I needed another hole in my head".
Posted by: Ken | March 22, 2008 at 02:43 PM
"You'll fix this my ass!"
Posted by: Rob Henry | March 22, 2008 at 01:38 PM
I'm sure that by the time this gets up, it'll be the hundredth all making the same old joke. Butt here goes.
She was unfortunate to have a surgeon who couldn't tell her ass from her leg bone. But she probably came out feeling a hole lot better.
Posted by: Phil Alexander | March 22, 2008 at 01:02 PM
Somehow I cant find it in me to crack a joke on this event.
Maybe its a slight irregularity with my funny bone, I dunno, but COME ON...!
Evil HR consultants are good, Hay-soos was nice, but this one is kinda sad!
Never thought THIS wud be my 1st comment on ur brilliant blog! (seriously, no sarcasm intended here! :-)
Posted by: Justin | March 22, 2008 at 11:34 AM
HAY-YOOS, I won't be reading your strip any more. Happy Easter.
Posted by: William Kirby | March 22, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Man those Doctors are assholes... get it... because they gave her a new asshole?? Do ya get it??... Huh!?!?! WHY AREN'T YOU LAUGHING!!?!!!?!.....
*silence*
fine i know when i'm not wanted...
*goes and cries in corner*
Posted by: BlazingGeek | March 22, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Most people have to get married to get a new a**hole
Posted by: Balerion | March 22, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Then the hospital CEO said "I don't know if this will make you feel better, but if it's of
any consolation, we only charged you the leg operation rate, so you hardly will have a
leg to stand on if we go to court over this.
http://boskolives.wordpress.com/
Posted by: jerry w. | March 22, 2008 at 09:45 AM
I don't think it is right that she should be the butt of your jokes after her ordeal.
Posted by: Steve | March 22, 2008 at 09:25 AM
I'm finding it hard to believe that noone has commented, but here's one-sort of: Last week, I attended a workshop on critical thinking, in which one of the facilitators, in telling about his experience working for MacDonalds as a teenager, said that MacDonalds was anal about cleanliness. I suggested that he try to find another adjective. P.S. This guy was a PhD!
Posted by: Frank Paine | March 22, 2008 at 09:24 AM
She may sue but does she have a leg to stand on?
Posted by: mgnostic | March 22, 2008 at 09:17 AM
thats one ass that she wudn't be able to kick :-)
Posted by: Santosh | March 22, 2008 at 08:17 AM
Patti says:
Scott, I hope you and your family have a wonderful Easter Weekend. Is your restaurant serving Easter dinners?
I also hope that your children color Easter eggs and gobble-up lots of chocolate bunnies.
(And maybe watch those Holy movies on TV. I happen to like them)
Did your kids go to any Easter-egg hunts? or ceremonies?
Happy Easter to everyone!
And if you don't celebrate Easter, just have a great weekend, anyway!
Posted by: patti | March 22, 2008 at 08:11 AM
Make light of it, Scott? Yes, you'd need to I suppose, isn't that where the sun doesn't shine? Clever of you to realise that.
Posted by: pt | March 22, 2008 at 08:02 AM
The doctors must have thought she had a problem with her Stoppenfrompoopen.
So this woman goes to the hospital to get her leg amputated. She wakes up to find her leg still there, so she hobbles down to customer service. She is really mad and gives the lady a hard time, moaning and complaining, whining about baaad service and how SHE would never not cut sombody's leg off if this was HER hospital."The sign outside said", she says, "legs were half off this week."
"No", replies the customer service nurse. "That was last week. This week it's assholes, two-for-one."
Posted by: jah_john | March 22, 2008 at 07:44 AM
SPOIT!
Posted by: Scratch | March 22, 2008 at 06:50 AM
we are sick people? hahahaha good one Mr. Adams
Posted by: burt | March 22, 2008 at 06:26 AM
The editor of News of the Weird, Chuck Shepard, seems to doubt the validity of this story. If you want to know why, check out his News of the Weird Daily edition from friday, towards the bottom. As far as a joke goes...
When she went in, she only had a leg to stand on, and she still does, but least the crack in her ass is fixed.
Posted by: peter fleming | March 22, 2008 at 04:45 AM
Those surgeons made a real arse of that woman's leg op
Posted by: G | March 22, 2008 at 03:56 AM
Ass-tounding!
Those docters can be really cheeky sometimes (Drumroll).
They really made an ass (of) themselves.
"...after complaining the woman was told to put a sock in it.."
Thank you thank you.
Posted by: Jens | March 22, 2008 at 01:50 AM
I've always thought that if I was ever in to have a leg amputated, I'd definitely write "Not this leg" all over the good one. This, however, means I'm gonna have to write in a lot more places now.
Posted by: Mark Whybird | March 21, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Why should I care? The onus is on her anus.
Posted by: raj | March 21, 2008 at 10:57 PM
I met a man, while I lived in Africa, who had the opportunity to receive free medical help from some German doctors who had traveled to Africa to offer their assistance (30+ years ago). When my friend, Norton Tshabalala went in to have his Appendix out he was an up and coming pro boxer. When he came out of surgery they found that the charts were mixed and instead they amputated one of his legs at the knee.
I'm sure he would have sued, or sought some sort of restitution, but they said he didn't have a leg to stand on.
Posted by: Tyler | March 21, 2008 at 10:31 PM
What a horrible link to send a guy to. Foxnews of all places. I would have clicked on if it had been anything else. Yup, that's how much I disrespect fox news. But you're cool. Just don't send me to fox news.
Posted by: MorpheousMarty | March 21, 2008 at 10:31 PM
What a bummer!
Posted by: Family Travel | March 21, 2008 at 10:21 PM
No need to get anal about it. It was actually a bum steer.
Posted by: ray | March 21, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Too bad the archives that don't follow the "weird news story"/"simple scatalogical puns" format are gone.
Posted by: Clumpy | March 21, 2008 at 08:59 PM
Any chance of her winning a big lawsuit just took a hit when she was overheard saying that she rather likes the new anus. She really stuck her foot in her mouth, which again wouldn't have happened if they did the right surgery all along.
Posted by: Mike L | March 21, 2008 at 08:34 PM
Im guessing she has a w-hole lot to think about when she gets back home.
Posted by: ParadiseLost | March 21, 2008 at 08:28 PM
Im guessing she has a w-hole lot to think about when she gets back home.
Posted by: ParadiseLost | March 21, 2008 at 08:27 PM
Gosh! is this earth or uranus??
Posted by: Tarun | March 21, 2008 at 08:23 PM
They made her into a perfect ass.
Posted by: Woody | March 21, 2008 at 08:18 PM
Her case sounds good on the whole, but she still doesn’t have a leg to stand on.
Posted by: Mokkery | March 21, 2008 at 07:48 PM
Bummer!
Posted by: Mark | March 21, 2008 at 07:28 PM
"When the woman complained to the hospital CEO that she was given a new anus, did the CEO say, “I’ll look into it”?"
And you say WE'RE sick... >.>
Posted by: Dogbert the Conquerer | March 21, 2008 at 07:25 PM
I bet shit really hit the fan when the hospital administration found out about that screw up. Their proctology department is in it deep now.
Too bad it was a knee operation she needed. Now we still don't know if German doctors know an ass form an elbow.
I trust that the lawsuit will go well for her. Even an asshole judge would not tell her to shove it.
By the way, the French face tumor woman lost her euthanasia case and took her own life (may she rest in peace). She might have had better luck in Germany, what whit their history and current quality of doctors.
I didn't even know artificial anuses were invented. This gives new depth to the describing someone as a "real asshole". Considering that remark above, I may even be one.
Posted by: Bloodboiler | March 21, 2008 at 07:12 PM
That is the beat-all and end-all.
Posted by: Cathy | March 21, 2008 at 06:26 PM
I find these things are always much funnier when they happen to someone else
Posted by: henry | March 21, 2008 at 06:03 PM
Her luck stinks.
Posted by: hcg | March 21, 2008 at 06:02 PM
SHIT HAPPENS!
Posted by: Tutu | March 21, 2008 at 05:44 PM
And you think you had a shitty day!!
Posted by: Chubby Mike | March 21, 2008 at 05:44 PM
Can you imagine how waking up must of been?
"Wow, it doesn't look like they did anything...why does my ass hurt?"
Posted by: pender | March 21, 2008 at 05:27 PM
At least she got a new anus instead of a refurb.
Posted by: Steve | March 21, 2008 at 05:25 PM
"A leg operation? We thought you wanted a face-lift."
Posted by: zooman | March 21, 2008 at 04:46 PM
The doctors' area of expertise was assholes
I'm sure there's a reason for that.
Seriously, though, if you ever have to go to a hospital, bring along somebody big and intimidating but quiet to watch and make sure the doctors do basic things like wash their hands, and walk a straight line without wobbling. 36 hour shifts on a regular basis make all of them chronicly sleep-deprived (symptoms include loss of coordination and judgement, lapses of attention that can lead to "right operation - wrong patient" errors, and permanent changes in temperments toward arrogance and impatience)
Many of them become drug addicts from using stimulants to get through their internships. Not all that many break these addictions.
It doesn't hurt to take a non-toxic marker and mark the area to be operated on the day before, and also mark areas not to be operated on. Four inch high letters saying "nothing wrong with my guts, I'm here for a knee operation" on your belly, with matching knee markings of "not this knee" and "this is the one" on the appropriate knees may save your life. (you may need some help writing "my asshole's okay, too. I really just want my knee cartilege fixed" in the appropriate location)
D. Mented
Posted by: D. Mented | March 21, 2008 at 04:44 PM
I hope they get to the bottom of it.
Posted by: Fern | March 21, 2008 at 04:35 PM
I wonder if they will get to the bottom of this?
Posted by: Keith | March 21, 2008 at 04:34 PM
Would the hospital issue a rebuttal?
Posted by: Keith | March 21, 2008 at 04:33 PM
called to my parents a job were punished him. names. caught it living we watched it's name
Posted by: ibmhome | March 21, 2008 at 03:52 PM
Maybe they were told she needed a "red thigh reduction" and someone misheard?
Posted by: Ryan | March 21, 2008 at 03:49 PM
This sucks.. There is no amount of money that can ever make her hole again.
Posted by: Politically Incorrect | March 21, 2008 at 03:47 PM
Take 2 asspirins and call me in the morning
Posted by: moiagain | March 21, 2008 at 02:44 PM
I can't find any authoritative sources for this. All I can find is an oft repeated story from sources like UK's The Sun and Australia's Daily Telegraph.
Posted by: Ben | March 21, 2008 at 02:38 PM
Sounds like the doctors really had their heads up someone else's ass there.
Posted by: fnc | March 21, 2008 at 02:38 PM
Maybe she was being a pain in the ass when she checked in and the nurse mentioned to the doctor that the woman had a bug up her butt... I saw that the team that made the mistake was tossed out on their asses. As Leno would say, there's a million of these!
Did anyone send in any links saying what happened to the other patient who was actually supposed to have the anal surgery? The article made no mention of that person's fate.
Posted by: Hari | March 21, 2008 at 02:29 PM
What's the point of giving someone a new anus? Nothing good will come out of it.
Posted by: Karl H. | March 21, 2008 at 02:16 PM
What goes in the hospital on one leg in the morning, and out the hospital on one leg in the afternoon?
Let's ask the new sphinxter!
Posted by: Jorgen | March 21, 2008 at 01:50 PM
That poor lady will be the 'butt' of a lot of jokes. I hate to 'crack' on a victim, so I'll go after the doctor instead:
1. That doctor sure 'dug himself a hole'. He really 'made an ass' out of his patient.
2. This reminds me of a song, "Asshole a neo."
3. Patient: You know, doc, when you assume, you make an ASS out U and ME.
4. 'Anal' she wanted was a leg operation.
5. Two assholes walk into a bar. Her name was Gretchen. (Okay that last one was really at the patient's expense, 'butt' I'm only human.)
Posted by: Slap D. Monkey | March 21, 2008 at 01:49 PM
For all those Americans who think a government-run health care system is just what the doctor ordered, read this story.
Government-run health care systems ration care, are replete with bureaucratic inefficiency and waste, and have higher incidences of this kind of disaster, not to mention denying individuals freedom of choice in their health care decisions.
If the government-run system in Germany, whose people are renowned for their efficiency and skill, can make this kind of mistake, just imagine what a government-run system in America would be like.
Wait...we don't have to. Just talk to any veteran who's spent time in a VA hospital or otherwise engaged with VA-provided health care.
Now, I rest my case.
Posted by: Sam Davis | March 21, 2008 at 01:37 PM
If it does goes to trial, all farting could be entered as evidence.
On another note, what exactly does a new anus look like?
What do they do with the old one?
Posted by: Otto! | March 21, 2008 at 01:36 PM
not a joke but wouldn't that be two completely different KINDS of doctors? I can believe an orthopedist might accidentally replace the wrong knee or even that a general surgeon might remove a gall bladder instead of an appendix but this sounds like it should have involved multiple doctors (did they go to the wrong ORs?)
Posted by: jakesdad | March 21, 2008 at 12:54 PM
More embarrassing: The doctor that accidentally operated on her anus? A dentist.
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She's still having trouble getting a leg up on things.
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Sure, it was a mistake, BUT...
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With the numbing emotional and physical pain she still doesn't feel hole.
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She feels like life dealt her a bum rap, and it's gonna take her a while to give a sh*t.
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It wasn't even a surgeon that made the mistake, it was the maintenance guy who can't tell an ass from a hole in the wall.
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Well, now who regrets saying "poo poo for good luck" before surgery???
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"Dammit! I want you to operate on my LEG!" "Well, I feel like an ass."
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Not a good time to turn the other cheek.
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Can she go to her landlord and get squatter's rights?
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But seriously, what an asshole! Beautiful work.
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Oh no, Germany is back to producing assholes.
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The patient that was supposed to get the surgery? Still a badass.
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Asinine.
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At the end of the surgery all the doctor's proclaimed "Ass over!"
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I guess "hind sight" isn't 20/20 in Bavaria.
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On a side note: this happened in Bavaria. Lesson: Don't go to a hospital with a beer garden. It's just ass backwards.
Posted by: Ari | March 21, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Scott,
Why would you willingly ask people to send in moronic butt jokes. Don't we all have better things to do?
Butt, since you've already done it, what would be really be interesting would be to have a contest to see which keyword is used the most:
hole
bottom
crack
buns
tail
fanny
rump
ass
butt
poop-shute
Posted by: John V | March 21, 2008 at 12:45 PM
At least you can't say they did a half-assed job.
Posted by: Andrew | March 21, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Since there is nothing wrong with her original one, can she sell it on e-bay?
Maybe she can keep it in a jar of formaldehyde on the mantel. Then, when someone disagrees with her, she could grab the jar and say "I'll bet my ass it is true!"
Posted by: Sam | March 21, 2008 at 12:08 PM
She's really lucky.... now she'll get a free leg operation as an apology. What's wrong with a tight new spincter?
Posted by: caca | March 21, 2008 at 11:57 AM
The surgeon in charge was given a bum steer.
Posted by: Roger The Shrubber | March 21, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Now she has two opinions.
Posted by: Kevin | March 21, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Well that's a pain in the ass.
Posted by: Missy | March 21, 2008 at 11:52 AM
The defense might point out that there is a big hole in her case.
Posted by: out there | March 21, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Opinions are like assholes, and now she has someone elses.
Posted by: M@ | March 21, 2008 at 11:40 AM
So, I hope it all comes out OK in the end. That's some serious shit; I imagine that hospital will be the butt of many 'uranus' jokes - even some about klingons. What's an appropriate punishment for those Dr's there anyway - some time in Federal-pound-me-in-the-ass prison? I'd love to see the malpractice suit that will be filed, "Asshole Doctor replaces wrong ass."
Posted by: Jerry | March 21, 2008 at 11:12 AM
I'm hoping that the doctors at least fixed her bum leg.
If not, she might as well skip the court case -- she wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
Posted by: Ed | March 21, 2008 at 11:04 AM
DO you think the doctor knows his ass from a hole in the ground?
Posted by: abw | March 21, 2008 at 10:55 AM
She should be glad she wasn't having her leg amputated.
Posted by: Mark Meadows | March 21, 2008 at 10:49 AM
What's the big deal? Doctors often make cock ups. At least this time they won't be required to pay through the nose for it.
The REALLY interesting bit is that I'm the first person to comment on this, and no-one has yet commented at the source page. This tells me that either I am faster than others (unlikely), there is a time delay for moderation (probable), or I am the first person who has not had the will power to avoid the temptation to make an ass of himself!
Posted by: Marc | March 21, 2008 at 10:49 AM
And when I got home and looked in the mirror, I learned I need a new new ass. This one’s cracked!
Well ma’am, there was a bit of mix up and I’m afraid your leg is still lame. The good news, however, is that now you’ve got an ass that runs!
Ach du lieber herr Doktor! Mein hasenpfeffer farfegnugen das poopen der schtuper. Yah?!
I wouldn’t mind so much, but this sucker has worse varicose veins than the leg!
Posted by: Reebo Snort | March 21, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Maybe her case will come to be known as "The Buttlegger"?
Posted by: dan | March 21, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Perhaps she said, “I need my leg fixed so I can run like a sprinter. And the surgical team thought she said, “I have the runs and need a new sphincter.”
Posted by: MHH | March 21, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Patti adds: Ok I read the article. (should have read it before commenting)
1st lady had the leg problem
2nd Lady had an incontinence problem and needed a new anal sphincter muscle.
Hmmm Now the 1st woman comes out of surgery for her leg. And when she leaves the hospital they ask for payment she replies, "sorry, no money. I have recently become.. "A TIGHT ASS" and I cannot squeeze another payment out.
And, regarding the 2nd patient and the sphincter muscle replacement. Maybe the doctor will blame the patient and say that she was hard of hearing?
Perhaps he'll say that the conversation went like this:
"Ma'am, have you dealt with incompetence .. before"
and she heard "incontinence" and answered.. "yes".. oops!
Posted by: patti | March 21, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Your evidence is full of hot air
Posted by: Demian | March 21, 2008 at 10:38 AM
The doctors appear to be negligent on the whole.
Posted by: Kell | March 21, 2008 at 10:33 AM
What kind of a$$hole doctor does something like this? :-)
Posted by: Astromike | March 21, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Sorry, this is going to be a serious comment.
They replaced her old anus with a new anus? I don't see what the big deal is. Obviously it was an unnecessary surgery, but the article didn't claim she has any problems from it. She has probably suffered vastly more from being the anus woman in the news (which is her fault) than from the mistake in the first place.
Posted by: oddTodd | March 21, 2008 at 10:27 AM
She's not talking out her ass on this incident.
Posted by: Jeffro | March 21, 2008 at 10:21 AM
If she sues, would she have to show the evidence in court?
Posted by: JD | March 21, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Reminds me of the "Married with Children" episode where Al needed a "circular incision". The doctor misreads the notes and gives him a circumcision. There aren't any comments actually posted here as I write this, but I bet several people have already mentioned that one.
Seriously, that degree of incompetence simply isn't forgivable in the medical profession. I'm no fan of bogus malpractice suits, but in this case, I hope she makes them pay out the wazoo.
Posted by: Boris | March 21, 2008 at 10:11 AM
"She got her ass handed to her."
Posted by: Real Live Girl | March 21, 2008 at 10:09 AM
I thought it was standard procedure for the recipients of socialized medicine to take it up the ass.
I also thought it was a figure of speech, but what the hell do I know?
Posted by: $8 | March 21, 2008 at 10:03 AM
Patti says:
This IS true. We had two operations in our family last year. My 83 yr old dad had a colon operation (cancer) and then, as soon as I got him home, I severely crushed/broke my ankle in 3 places! So, I did Not go onto Scott's blog for 9 months. I was in no mood for fun and games and had lots of problems to deal with. Just got bask on my feet and I am Glad to be back.
Anyway, I cannot imagine going into my foot/ankle operations and leaving with an "anal operation".
And I am wondering.. just WHAT IS an anal operation??
Is it that the surgeon was an ass.. himself and therefore his operation was anal or did he actually do something to her anus?
Geesh.. he probably didn't know his own ass from a hole in the wall.
And I do truly wonder: If her LEG was mistaken for an anus.. what could my poor dangling foot have been mistaken for? Good thing .... I am female.
Maybe, the good ol' doc was going to treat that leg for arthritis? Did he think she walked ... on her butt?
I can imagine the conversation after the operation:
"Gee doc, my leg still hurts but it is nothing compared to the large pain in my ass"
And did he completely mix-up the two operations before he found out??
I can only imagine the person who came into the hospital for the anal operation and got the leg operated on instead. ** Unless, maybe he had the runs??**
"Doctor, I have.. the runs" ..doctor replies, "ok let's see what I can do about that.
Here, give me your leg and let's see if I can give you.. 'the trotts', instead"
Then, Doctor Jackass says, "gee, how come everytime I go to look at this anus I get kicked in the damned face?"
or "I could do this operation a lot faster if someone would pull her toe from my eye"
And, "Now I know why this woman is complaining about hemmorhoids..will ya' look at this? There's a foot in here. Someone must have kicked her in the ass"
Posted by: patti | March 21, 2008 at 09:56 AM
The shit is really going to hit the fan.
Posted by: ellistyle | March 21, 2008 at 09:45 AM
With hindsight, it seems she should have legged it before letting those bums anywhere near her with a knife. I know I wouldn't take that kind of thing sitting down!
Posted by: James | March 21, 2008 at 09:42 AM
Bummer.
Posted by: Greggy | March 21, 2008 at 09:41 AM
She could get a job at any law firm. The always have openings for these types.
If she had been a politician the hospital would have recognized immediately that her anus was fine.
Can you imagine when she is on the stand, while suing the hospital, and her lawyers says "Lets explore the problem in detail". She would probably faint.
If it had been Hillary she would now have two perfect anus but would call one Bill.
If it had been Hillary we would call her a DemoCRAP.
Posted by: Tom | March 21, 2008 at 09:37 AM
Excerpt from article: [The woman woke up to find she had been mixed up with another patient suffering from incontinence who was to have surgery on her sphincter.]
This lady is going to get another surgery. I betcha. She'll be able to hold her urine and slap her good knee and will be one happy camper.
She gets two (count them TWO) surgeries, and I can't get one? WTF is up with that? Wonder if my insurance company would pay for a sphincter operation done through my oral opening and then I would get two surgeries for the price of one.
That woman is one lucky asshole. (pun intended)
Rita (still waiting for insurance approval) Mae
Posted by: rita mae | March 21, 2008 at 09:32 AM
I don't really think she *can* do anything now. After all, they've already made an ass out of her!
Posted by: Tamer Elzein | March 21, 2008 at 09:28 AM
Her evidence is full of crap.
Posted by: Demian | March 21, 2008 at 09:20 AM
"a German woman went to the hospital for a leg operation and got an anus..."
So she married a doctor, lots of women get new a**holes that way.
Oh, an anus operation. Hmm, thats a bit different.
Posted by: Gekkobear | March 21, 2008 at 09:16 AM
I note you did not say, insert your jokes here.
What I want to know is; Can the other patient now kick their own ass?
Posted by: dsg | March 21, 2008 at 09:10 AM
At least they should get credit for knowing the difference between her leg and a hole.
In the ground, that is.
So, what's she got to crap about? Or through?
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Posted by: jerry w. | March 21, 2008 at 09:04 AM
Geez, she really took one up the a$$ on that one!!!
Posted by: Andy | March 21, 2008 at 09:03 AM
Hey at least she has a new sphincter right? No incontinence for her for at least another 45 years. She shouldn't be so upset. Think of all the undergarments the Drs saved for this lady. They probably did her a favor. Whats her arguement going to be in court. Due to the surgical team I must now delay my use of Depends Undergarments for another undetermined time....
Posted by: liliggyracin | March 21, 2008 at 09:03 AM
And she still has to go through with the correct operation! What a pain in the ass!!!
Posted by: Garry | March 21, 2008 at 08:59 AM
If the courts don't decide her case quickly, perhaps the healthiest thing for her to do is rip off her own leg and beat somebody with it...
Posted by: Josh P. | March 21, 2008 at 08:52 AM
It sounds like the doctors "ass-umed" they knew what they were doing...
Posted by: Josh P. | March 21, 2008 at 08:50 AM
I'm guessing after she woke up and found the wrong body part bandaged that her first response was
"My butt's not going to be the only one in a sling!"
Posted by: Diana W | March 21, 2008 at 08:49 AM
Maybe she had her foot so far up her ass the doctor got them mixed up...five bucks says she won a manager of the year award somewhere in her career.
Posted by: Josh P. | March 21, 2008 at 08:49 AM