Wesley Warren Jr., un american care suferă de elefantiaza, o boală care se manifestă mărirea volumului a unui organ sau a unei părți din corp, a refuzat oferta de fi operat gratis de emisiunea „Dr. Oz Show”, de teamă că va muri pe masa de operație.
Potrivit site-ului huffingtonpost.com, un alt motiv a fost și faptul că echipa renumitului Dr. Oz vroia să aibă drepturi exclusive în ceea ce privește intervievarea lui după operație. Warren neagă însă faptul că a refuzat operaţia din cauză că nu dorea să îşi piardă faima pe care a dobândit-o din cauza bolii.
„Cine ar vrea să trăiască aşa? Motivul e că nu vreau să mor pe masa de operaţie!”, a explicat Warren, care din cauza scrotului care cântăreşte 45 de kilograme nu poate avea un loc de muncă sau o iubită.
Operația este într-adevăr una complicată și impune anumite riscuri, printre care amputarea penisului și testiculelor cu totul, dacă medicii nu vor putea opri sângerarea.
Ce înseamnă elefantiază
Elefantiază ( filariaza limfatică) este o boală severă ce afectează structura tisulară , suprapunând straturi de țesuturi până la niveluri grotești, în special în regiunea membrelor inferioare, genitală masculină sau la glandele mamare feminine. În cazul picioarelor, acestea se măresc la dimensiuni considerabile având o similitudine cu picioarele de elefant.
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