Posted on 09/25/2008 11:12:07 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
BALTIMORE – A man alleging a Maryland doctor stapled his rectum shut during an operation — causing him to go without defecating for 17 days — took his federal lawsuit to trial Monday in Baltimore.
Ronald Watkins, 64, of West Virginia, is suing Manuel Casiano, a doctor in Frederick County, for allegedly botching a 2004 surgery that left Watkins with permanent bowel problems.
“The reason for suing Dr. Casiano is very simple: His rectum was stapled shut,” said Julia Lodowski, who with attorney Emily Malarkey is representing Watkins and his wife, Brenda.
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I give up. You win. Your jokes were funnier!
Rectum? Rectum??!! Darn near KILLED him.
From now on, the doctor will be known as "Sherlock."
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