Surgical Surprise
“This child once came in with his mother. They both claimed to be possibly cancerous. They did contain it, fortunately in a very little amount, according to our tests. Unfortunately, it was in a strange spot in the stomach, and ironically, it happened to be the same for both of them. When my senior surgeon recommended surgery, they almost instantly agreed.
When the procedure started a few weeks later, the nurse’s face paled and she asked, “Sir, is that cancer? I haven’t seen cancer before.” “NOO,” I cried out. The doctor rushed in and explained that the purpose of the surgery was to remove the objects that were lodged in the patients’ stomachs, not to treat the cancer. We discovered that it wasn’t cancer at all after examining the patient more closely on the operating table. Little diamonds wrapped in cotton wool were stuck in the intestines of both the mother and the son. We still don’t know why a whole new kind of surgery was needed, but at least they weren’t suffering from cancer.”
