DIY appendectomy
A friend of my father's woke up one morning feeling rather poorly. This was not good, as he was due to fly to a conference in the US the next day, so he took himself down to the doctor to get it sorted. Unfortunately for him, the doctor informed him that he had appendicitis, and would need to be booked in for surgery as soon as possible.

This was unacceptable, he said. He had a very important conference to get to, and had to be on the plane the next day. Surgery was not an option. So the doctor told him there was one other possibility: go home, run a very hot bath, get in the bath and then drink an entire bottle of vodka.

He did it. It worked. He got on the plane the next day with a raging hangover, but the appendicitis symptoms were gone and never came back.

I know this sounds like bullshit, but my dad knows the doctor as well as the guy and claims to have heard the story independently from both of them, and he's not really one for making stuff up.
(oball needs Satan more than he needs me, Thu 20 Jan 2011, 23:44, 10 replies)

i guess with that much vodka he could have sterilised his entire gastro-intestinal canal...
and that he might have "rinsed out" his appendix...
but...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 21 Jan 2011, 7:56, closed)

I believe that was the theory
Look, I'm not saying it's necessarily true. It's an interesting story that (vaguely) fits the question, so I posted it.


And by logging out and looking at the replies I can see it made AB throw a shitfit, so as far as I'm concerned it's a victory.
(oball needs Satan more than he needs me, Fri 21 Jan 2011, 11:00, closed)

*THE IGNORE HORN*
www.kineticnorth.com/StuffAndTing/b3ta/YHBI/Default.aspx
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 21 Jan 2011, 11:46, closed)

Your dad was talking shite.
/ac
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 21 Jan 2011, 8:02, closed)

This post has inspired a new category in the Archive entitled 'medical horseshit'.
Well done.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 21 Jan 2011, 10:23, closed)

This really works.
Not only appendicitis but gleet, horse mouth, the french disease and sheep shank are all cured this way.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Fri 21 Jan 2011, 11:49, closed)

I once lost an arm in an industrial accident and selloptaped it back on.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 21 Jan 2011, 11:52, closed)

double sided has proved invaluable in keeping my prolapse in order.

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Fri 21 Jan 2011, 11:59, closed)

I'm told that Greene King IPA is now known to cure AIDS.
That's why I don't have it.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 21 Jan 2011, 12:04, closed)

That's just
what happened to me when I had a brain cancer.

I necked a fuckstock of brandy (must of bin like a bottle or summink) and all the booze molecules went straight to the tumor and like smashed the shit out of it or whatever.

Next day: monging headache but cured.

Booze eh? LOL.
(SlantedScience, Sat 22 Jan 2011, 4:55, closed)