dodgy parties
 

received this email to-day i found it really disturbing and really dont know if its actually true ....read on and see what you think :eek: :eek: :confused:

This e-mail is being sent by a pharmacist and is most definitely not a
> > >joke.
> > >
> > >This incident has happened recently and has been confirmed, the Medical
> > >Center phone number at the end of this story is real.
> > >
> > >A young man went out on a Saturday night a few weeks ago to a party. He
> > >was having a good time and had a couple of beers and some girl seemed
>to
> > >like him & invited him to go to another party. He quickly agreed &
> > >decided to go along with her. She took him to a party in some
> >apartment
> > >and they continued to drink & even got involved with some drug
> > >(unknown).
> > >
> > >The next thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub filled
> > >with ice. He was still feeling the effects of the drugs, but looked
> > >around to see he was alone. He looked down at his chest, which had
>"CALL
> > >10111 or YOU'LL DIE" written on it. He saw a phone was on a stand next
> > >to the bathtub so he picked it up & dialed. He explained to the EMT
> > >operator what the situation was & that he didn't know where he was,
>what
> > >he took, or why he was really calling. She advised him to get out of
>the
> > >tub. He did, and he appeared normal, so she told him to check his back.
> > >He did, He found two 9 inch slits on his lower back. She told him to
>get
> > >back into the tub immediately and they sent a rescue team
> >over.
> > >Apparently, after
> > >
> > >being examined, he found out more of what had happened. His kidneys
>were
> > >stolen.
> > >
> > >They were worth $10,000 each on the black market.
> > >
> > >Several guesses are in order:
> > >
> > >The second party was a sham, the people involved had to be at least
> > >medical students; and it was not just recreational drugs he was given.
> > >Regardless, he is currently in the hospital on a life support, awaiting
> > >a spare kidney. Royal Prince Alfred hospital is conducting tissue
> > >research to match the victim with a donor.
> > >
> > >I wish to warn you about a new crime ring that is targeting business
> > >travellers. This ring is well organized and well funded, has very
> > >skilled personnel & is currently operating in most major cities around
> > >the world
> > >
> > >and recently very
> >active in Australia, and now in SA... They especially
> > >target nightclubs and bars.
> > >
> > >The crime begins when a business traveller goes to a lounge for a drink
> > >at the end of the work day.
> > >
> > >A person in the bar walks up as they sit alone and offers to buy them a
> > >drink. The last thing the traveller remembers (until they wake up in a
> > >hotel room bathtub, their body submerged to their neck in ice), is
> > >sipping that drink. There is a note taped to the wall instructing them
> > >not to move and to call 10111. A phone is on the small table next to
>the
> > >bathtub for them to call. The business traveller calls 10111, who have
> > >been quite familiar with this crime. The business traveller is
> > >instructed by the 10111 operator to very slowly and carefully reaches
> > >behind them and feel if there is a tube protruding from
> >their back.
> > >
> > >The business traveller finds the tube and answers "YES". The 10111
> > >operator tells them to remain still, having already sent paramedics to
> > >help. The operator knows that both of the traveller's kidneys had been
> > >harvested.
> > >
> > >This is not a scam or out of science fiction novel. It is real. It is
> > >documented and confirmable. If you travel or someone close to you
> > >travels please be careful. Sadly, this is very true. My friend's
>husband
> > >is a Sydney EMT and they have received alerts regarding this crime
> > >ring.It is to be taken very seriously. Skilled doctors are performing
> > >these crimes! They have been highly noted in Brisbane. Additionally,
the military has received alerts regarding this.

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there are reports of things like this happening but the victims are usualy butchered and left to die

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I think as you read on, it becomes less believable. Its asif the writer of this is trying too hard to convince the reader that its true. I also dont think an official report would give a detailed run through of how this is all done!

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Aye, it's an 'owd wives tale, no more.

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Its an old urban legend. It was even used in some horror film a few years back, not an ounce of truth behind it.

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i once went to a party and ended up sleeping with a beautifull woman

when i woke up in the morning much to my horror she had become extremely ugly through out the night

now that was a dodgy party :(

or was it the beer ? :D

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I’m almost sure that I saw on the telly a few years back that a bloke had woken up in a hotel room with one of his kidneys missing after being picked up in a bar and drugged. Apparently they had done an excellent surgical job on him, nicely stitched and all that especially as it had been carried out in a hotel room.

I could be wrong thou
:)

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My first reaction is why would a pharmacist send you spam email?

My second thought is this; my younger daughter had a duplex (extra) kidney removed, in Alder Hey hospital, when she was 10. It was a 3 hour operation, after which she could no more have stood up and spoken on a phone than fly to the moon, and she was very poorly for weeks afterwards. Neither did she have a slit on her back, she has a 9" long, thin, curving scar from her right flank almost to her spine.

Draw your own conclusions.

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well if your spine isnt your back id like to know what you would class it as ? :confused: :rolleyes:

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Do you know what a flank is? It's your side, not just your back. My point is - it was a bit more than a slit. :rolleyes:

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i've heard a similar story. the guy goes missing for three months and ends up in a park bench. both kidneys missing.

i did a bit of research on that e-mail, turned out to be bullsh*t

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oooo argument.
Only thing I know about Kidneys is that they taste good in a fray bentos pie.

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go on then back that up ....:D :rolleyes:

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Sorry BR that one flew over the cookoo's nest. :confused:

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he said he did some research on that email and said it was bullsh!t......so i asked him to back up his comment :D

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i am glad i diddent get that e,mail....

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I find this impossible to believe. For a start, as Westender says, the incision would be a great deal larger (I have worked on a renal unit), and the person concerned would certainly not be able to get out of a bath. Also, there would have been a strong likelihood of him dying of hypothermia before coming round. The clincher is both kidneys being taken. You can function on one kidney well enough, but for a very short period with none. Taking one I could perhaps believe, but it would be sheer insanity to take both. The scenario also posits a skilled renal surgeon, an equally skilled assistant, an anaesthetist, and a scrub nurse, at the minimum crew. It's difficult to believe you could find four people in the medical professions prepared to condemn someone to a possible painful and lingering death for that amount of money. Yes, it sounds like a lot, but if you are setting up such a party, it works out at about $200 Australian each! I anticipate hearing Lettie's and Margaret's views!

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can I flog one of mine to the highest bidder please? A certain legal action is going to cost a bomb. :(

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This e mail has been doing the rounds for years. It is one of the first e mails I got 5 years ago when I first got my computer. Removal of kidneys for transplant is a procedure requiring consummate surgical skill way beyond that of a medical student for them to be of any use for transplant. Without diathermy and correct tying off of renal arteries and veins (something which requires good visibility beyond that of the average hotel room) the donor would die during the operation. In order to slow down circulation to the point where there is minimal blood loss, the donor would have to be cooled during the procedure. I cannot see how it is possible to remove both kidneys to transplant standards in this way without buggering up the kidneys and killing the donor... Maybe I'll find out in Sydney later this year...:D

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How else do you expect me to finance the holiday? :rolleyes: Or did you have me lined up as the donor? :eek:

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I reckon that our organs would be fairly useless by now Sparks, unless red wine is a good preservative...:D

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what a load of cobblers. I live in Australia and if the story was true it would make world headlines. Some people will believe anything.