The Chinese farmer who amputated his own leg

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A Chinese farmer who sawed off his diseased leg because he could not afford hospital treatment bills has shone a spotlight on gaps in the health care system.

Zheng Yanliang, who is from Hebei province in north China, developed an infection in his leg last year and the blood circulation to it began to fail. That made the problem worse and gangrene set in.

By the time he went to the doctor, Mr Zheng, 47, was told he would need an operation and could lose his leg. It was then that Mr Zheng realised he was in big trouble.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25211346

And we moan about the NHS at times.

 

[HOBIE]

Does he go to B&Q for his Diy gear ? I think the NHS is excellent 😎

 

[Copepod]

Ranulph Fiennes cut off his frostbitten fingers (damage done while climbing / adventuring overseas) once back in UK, because he was impatient and chose to ignore (private) surgeon's advice, making closure of wounds more difficult than it needed to be.