French Radiation Treatments Lead to Anus Replacements

**Gaius Baltar** · March 28, 2007, 03:51 PM

From Yahoo news services (link to follow).

Agence France-Presse reported that one person died and 13 others fell sick after they were exposed to excessive doses of X-rays as they were being scanned for prostate cancer at Epinal Hospital near Strasbourg in eastern France.

The accidents occurred between May-04 and May-05, where staff misused a new software programme that had been installed in the X-ray unit. The Lorraine Regional Hospital Agency said that 23 patients received excessive doses of radiation, and the 13 who fell ill suffered from rectal inflammation and needed surgery to fit an artificial anus.

The French health ministry has ordered an independent inquiry into the affair.

**Cúchulainn** · March 28, 2007, 03:57 PM

Now that is funny!!

**Cha0sMarin3** · March 28, 2007, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by Cúchulainn

Now that is funny!!

I'd love to replace your anus, then tell me if its still funny

.

**Erich von Manstein** · March 28, 2007, 04:01 PM

Moved to Athenaeum.

**~~Yosemite~~** · March 28, 2007, 04:14 PM

Dude, that is ****ed up. Have they read the notice on how to use the xray software?

**Osceola** · March 28, 2007, 05:17 PM

Well I guess they ripped them a new one..

**Anachronist** · March 28, 2007, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by The Sword of Cao Cao

Well I guess they ripped them a new one..

Too true

**turtle** · March 28, 2007, 07:34 PM

Ooh, that sounds like a pretty nasty and disabilitating replacement. I don't see how anyone could find that to be funny... that's not cool.

Although those people will live with that mistake for the rest of their lives, I'm sure they'll be compensated for the incident. For some, money compensation on the level they will most likely recieve will more than make up for their loss. That depends upon the individual though; I'm sure many won't care very much about the money, but more about this not happening again and the people responsible being liable for their mistakes. I can only imagine what that would be like, and the image is not a pretty one.

Bummer deal for those people, nothin ruins a day like an anal problem does.

**Douchebag** · March 28, 2007, 07:36 PM

Theres nothing better then a shiny, metal anus. Reminds of bender...:hmmm:

**turtle** · March 28, 2007, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by DigitalMarine

Theres nothing better then a shiny, metal anus. Reminds of bender...:hmmm:

Not really, then you'd have to worry about cleaning, polishing, and shining it constantly, or risk rust and cerroding. No one likes a rusty brown butt-hole.

**Tecumseh** · March 28, 2007, 08:15 PM

I'd love to replace your anus, then tell me if its still funny.

.....That is the most hilarious thing that could be interpereted as a threat ever.

"I'd love to replace your anus"......I am literally laughing out loud.

This is the funniest thing I have read all day. Anus replacements, for all their rarity, are funny no matter who you are. I would love to be able to start a conversation this way:

"So yeah, I have a fake anus.....lovely weather we're having aren't we?"

Life's too short and painful to take everything(even human suffering) so seriously. When something like this comes along, you just have to laugh.