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Future headline, “Man removes own appendix by watching YouTube video to avoid unnecessary medical expense.”


"Latest craze - teens are now conducting the appendix removal challenge. Here's how you can protect your tweens."


DIY appendectomy? Fine, suture self.


Well done, sir. Well done.


There's a lot of information freely (or inexpensively) available, and enough people in the biohacking community that have demonstrated a willingness to perform (at least) small self-surgeries, that a more critical surgery being self-performed would not be surprising.


s/surprising/shocking/


It's amazing what the threat of bankruptcy can make people do.


"Millennials are depriving hard working Doctors of their retirement mansions by cutting corners on healthcare expenses"


I have already seen mutual aid folks talking about what they'll do if abortions become illegal in the US.




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