1/22/2004: Massive tumor removed

Undertoad · 01-22-2004, 11:28 AM

I was kind of resolved NOT to make this an IotD - but it seems like it's made too much news without actually it being seen, so there's a need, you know.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ania_tumour_dc

This woman's tumor outweighed her; at 175 pounds, it was not the largest tumor on record, but it's a whopper nonetheless. It took them 10 hours to remove it, but the patient survived and is recovering.

OnyxCougar · 01-22-2004, 11:41 AM

I wanna see the after picture.

Nothing But Net · 01-22-2004, 11:42 AM

The question every man fears:

'Honey, does this tumor make my ass look big?'

Seriously, this thing didn't develop overnight. Don't you think that when it grew to about 50 pounds or so somebody would have figured out there was a problem?

SteveDallas · 01-22-2004, 11:43 AM

Ummm.. yeah.... jeez.

Chewbaccus · 01-22-2004, 01:32 PM

I mean, my family has the infamous Irish refusal to go to doctors in general, and a view of hospitals as death factories specifically...but GODDAMN.

How do they go about removing it, precisely? Do they make an incision and take it out through that, or do they just lop it all off? I ask because this lady's either going to have this giant flap of skin hanging off her back, or need some serious fucking skin grafts depending on which method.

warch · 01-22-2004, 01:33 PM

Wow.

(best line from referenced article)
"the lack of the tumor really suits her"- plastic surgeon.

Beestie · 01-22-2004, 01:44 PM

Symantics perhaps but I think what they actually did was remove a person from a tumor

hairdog · 01-22-2004, 02:05 PM

You know, with a more flattering haircut, she really wouldn't look that bad. Except, of course, for that GIANT POTATO on her ass.

ndetroit · 01-22-2004, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Seriously, this thing didn't develop overnight. Don't you think that when it grew to about 50 pounds or so somebody would have figured out there was a problem?

I think the deal was that the operation was very expensive, and it took them quite a long time to save up the money for it...

... wow.. the human body is an incredible thing.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-22-2004, 02:48 PM

That must have been a pain in the ass.

ukamikanasi · 01-22-2004, 02:57 PM

Actually, the linked article says that she couldn't afford the operation. The Discovery Channel paid for it in exchange for film rights.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-22-2004, 07:04 PM

She must have had an HMO.

chrisinhouston · 01-23-2004, 03:56 PM

Oh my God! Now there will be a special about it? How about an HBO movie? Should I even ask what the bandages at the bottom of the tumor are for?

The picture is really horrible to look at but it looks so unreal that it softens the effect a little. I almost thought it was Photoshoped or something. Perhaps someone did a pattern stamp of the Giant Cheeto and just cloned it on her rear end!

gossard187 · 01-25-2004, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by Beestie
Symantics perhaps but I think what they actually did was remove a person from a tumor

I think you've been spending too much time at the computer if you start spelling semantics like that...

floki · 01-27-2004, 06:47 AM

A man with a frog on his head goes to the doctor. The doctor asks, "How did this happen?". The frog replies, "It all started with a furuncle on my ass."

01-22-2004, 11:28 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	1/22/2004: Massive tumor removed I was kind of resolved NOT to make this an IotD - but it seems like it's made too much news without actually it being seen, so there's a need, you know. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ania_tumour_dc This woman's tumor outweighed her; at 175 pounds, it was not the largest tumor on record, but it's a whopper nonetheless. It took them 10 hours to remove it, but the patient survived and is recovering.

01-22-2004, 01:32 PM	#5
Chewbaccus Freethinker/booter Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 523	I mean, my family has the infamous Irish refusal to go to doctors in general, and a view of hospitals as death factories specifically...but GODDAMN. How do they go about removing it, precisely? Do they make an incision and take it out through that, or do they just lop it all off? I ask because this lady's either going to have this giant flap of skin hanging off her back, or need some serious fucking skin grafts depending on which method. __________________ Like the wise man said: Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

01-22-2004, 01:44 PM	#7
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Symantics perhaps but I think what they actually did was remove a person from a tumor __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

01-22-2004, 02:48 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That must have been a pain in the ass. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-22-2004, 07:04 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	She must have had an HMO. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-22-2004, 11:41 AM	#2
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	I wanna see the after picture.

01-22-2004, 11:42 AM	#3
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	The question every man fears: 'Honey, does this tumor make my ass look big?' Seriously, this thing didn't develop overnight. Don't you think that when it grew to about 50 pounds or so somebody would have figured out there was a problem?

01-22-2004, 11:43 AM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Ummm.. yeah.... jeez.

01-22-2004, 01:33 PM	#6
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Wow. (best line from referenced article) "the lack of the tumor really suits her"- plastic surgeon.

01-22-2004, 02:05 PM	#8
hairdog Simulated Simulacrum Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 39	You know, with a more flattering haircut, she really wouldn't look that bad. Except, of course, for that GIANT POTATO on her ass.

01-22-2004, 02:57 PM	#11
ukamikanasi Complex Simpleton Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 18	Actually, the linked article says that she couldn't afford the operation. The Discovery Channel paid for it in exchange for film rights.

01-23-2004, 03:56 PM	#13
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	"The Discovery Channel paid for it in exchange for film rights." Oh my God! Now there will be a special about it? How about an HBO movie? Should I even ask what the bandages at the bottom of the tumor are for? The picture is really horrible to look at but it looks so unreal that it softens the effect a little. I almost thought it was Photoshoped or something. Perhaps someone did a pattern stamp of the Giant Cheeto and just cloned it on her rear end!

01-27-2004, 06:47 AM	#15
floki slacking Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 31	Reminds me of a joke A man with a frog on his head goes to the doctor. The doctor asks, "How did this happen?". The frog replies, "It all started with a furuncle on my ass."

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