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Man’s health crashes after getting donated kidney—it was riddled with worms (arstechnica.com)
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[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 year ago

I thought someone donated a kidney to men's health the magazine and it crashed the site somehow

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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[-] trinsec@piefed.social 28 points 1 year ago

Don't the organs get checked before they get moved over?!

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

You can hardly dissect the thing before the operation. In this case it was a failure to screen the donor's blood.

[-] optissima@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

In Trumps America?

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago

Profit lol.

[-] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Jesus Christ, how do you even begin to find out that there are worms on your kidneys??

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 16 points 1 year ago

Donate them.

[-] RunicSword@beehaw.org 23 points 1 year ago

I have a kidney transplant. New fear unlocked.

Bonus trivia: They don't take out the old kidneys, they just keep on adding new ones. I have 4 kidneys right now.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago

Right now? Does that mean you're planning on getting me more in the future, how many do you have to get before you gain superpowers?

[-] RunicSword@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

I will probably need another transplant in about 5 years. I'll let you know if I've gained any powers then!

[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Fuckin wild! What do you think the record is for most kidneys?

[-] RunicSword@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Someone on Reddit did an AMA and said he had 7 kidneys. I need to catch up!

[-] lorski@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

get out.

[-] bus_factor@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

There was also a guy who got a lung transplant, and then it turned out the new lungs had cancer.

[-] Tramort@programming.dev 25 points 1 year ago

And the recent transplant recipient who ended up with rabies.

Nightmare fuel.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Why we need to use stem cells and just start growing our own replacement organs. It can be done and it be great. No worries about rejects, or shit like this.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago

Oh God. The worms went from the kidneys to the admomen and to the lugs. 🤢 This is my biggest fear

[-] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

the man's abdominal rash was caused by the worms meandering through his skin.

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Fuck this I'm out

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

They should have been tipped off by how his eyes glowed when they put the kidney in.

[-] Aganim@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Goa'uld? You wish, this how you get The Strain.

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