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Jamaican lauds Linden surgeon for saving his ‘manhood’

A Jamaican working in the logging industry at Silver Hill was high in praise of the surgeon at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) for saving his “manhood”.

Roary Parkinson, 41, of St Catherine, Jamaica and Silver Hill Linden-Soesdyke Highway, was rushed yesterday to the Linden Hospital Complex with a large splinter in his groin and abdomen and had a successful surgery.

Speaking with Stabroek News Parkinson said he was trying to position a large tree when he and his work mates fell, He said when he slipped and a large splinter from the log pierced his groin.

“Meh beg deh Dacta fa tell meh if me guine loose meh manhood and if sah leh me dead,” Parkinson said.

Doctors at the hospital suspended several other surgeries to conduct what was said to be a very technical operation.

Meanwhile, persons close to the man said they were very disappointed when they called the ambulance and was told it was out of service and they had to seek out their own transportation to get the man to the hospital. Several others said that on several occasions when they called for the ambulance they were told that it was out of service. Efforts to garner a comment from the LHC Ambulance Service proved futile.

Parkinson said he has been working in the interior of Guyana for the past three years, but since mining has been on the decline, he resorted to working at Silver Hill with other colleagues some three months ago.

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12 Responses to “Jamaican lauds Linden surgeon for saving his ‘manhood’”

Chemist
on July 10th, 2008 6:48 am

LUCKY CHAP!!!!

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ciarahiggins
on July 10th, 2008 8:03 am

VERY LUCKY GUY NEXT TIME BE MORE CAREFUL

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blueboyy2k
on July 10th, 2008 8:42 am

lucky indeed!

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ann wishart-eudoxie
on July 10th, 2008 12:43 pm

Hey great - At least a Guyanese can do something for a Jamaican, other than sell them ‘bad rice’ and have a President whose reasons are not ‘technically sound’ enough to sign on to the EPA !!!!

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sandy
on July 10th, 2008 2:05 pm

OUCH!!!!

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Pilatus-PC12
on July 10th, 2008 3:15 pm

The ambulance is out of service? Someone should really start using monies collected from VAT to ensure such indispensable emergency needs are available. Imagine if it was a more serious injury and the man died. Same thing for the police; I’ve read so many stories of people going to make a report and the door is locked; or calling 911 only to be told there aren’t enough officers to respond.

Yet when you point out these inadequacies, there are some that lambaste you for being unpatriotic.

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mistergenius30
on July 10th, 2008 6:55 pm

ouch i feel your pain.wish you a speedy recovery.

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raponzel
on July 10th, 2008 8:55 pm

Same here, or the police vehicles are on patrol in another area.
Ploice have said they does go home and sleep and tell the officer he had a puncture and was at a work shop some 5 miles away.
As for the ambulance it have to drop home Doctor and pick up doctor on call
so dont get sick during that time, or the driver gone at the resteraunt to buy food
they are rediculous.

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totally fed up
on July 10th, 2008 9:57 pm

give GOD the praise brother for he has done great things

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SleeperCell
on July 12th, 2008 2:20 am

that’s hilarious

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bbuckman
on July 14th, 2008 12:40 am

keep the family jewel safe.recover man ,
jah with yah.

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sumayyahnandi
on July 15th, 2008 7:41 am

You are one lucky duck.

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