the guyon telly last night, does anyone know why he didnt just have the growth removed from his face?

[pukka]

i freaked out a bit when i saw his face. so changed channels, wuss that i am. but i have been thinking aboutthis. in tdys world, where people reglarly have cosmetic sureger t straighten out their noses, or lift their cheekbones etc, why was this man not offered surgery?

[ktmoomoo]

it was because of his religious beliefs of being aloud blood transfusions and opperation could not be done because of the blood loss until now , a surgeon has found a way to remove it bit by bit so to lessen the blood loss

[ktmoomoo]

not being aloud blood transfusions , i think he was a something witness ?

[ktmoomoo]

not being aloud blood transfusions , i think he was a something witness ?

[MarkStretch]

Also he lived in rural portugal where such medical intervention was not readily available. It took them 2 days to travel to London.

[MissusH]

He's a Jehovah's Witness so will not accept blood products.

There is a synthetic plasma that can be used instead of blood but hospitals are reluctant to use it as it is expensive (source: my DH used to be a Witness)

[pukka]

aaah, that explains it.
i wondered because no matter how rural the place, for a disfigurement like that, any doctor would be able to operate on it surely? no matter how rural.
and portugal isnt exactly timbuctoo is it?