2015年09月20日01:43

 

澳洲一名青年患上怪病,過去兩年他的陰囊由芒果大小腫脹成一個西瓜大小,令他寸步難行,而且多次因感染而入院,他媽媽希望籌得10萬美元(約323萬元台幣),讓兒子赴美國加州接受手術。

25歲的鮑德(Tyrone Bowd)2年前被診斷出患有罕見的「陰囊淋巴水腫」(scrotal lymphedema)導致他的心跳加快、持續高溫,更糟糕的是,他的陰囊開始無限制地長大,現在已經垂過膝蓋,腫脹如西瓜,嚴重影響正常生活,他更因細菌感染而多次入院。

由於陰囊重達5.44公斤,相當於胯下帶著一塊大石頭,讓他步伐沉重,必須將雙腿分開方能走路。去年還因為陰囊長得太大、行動不便,被機車撞斷了腿。

鮑德在澳洲看了超過一百位醫師,但大家對他的症狀束手無策,他唯一的希望就是到美國找專家捷爾曼醫師(Dr. Joel Gelman),否則就只能等死,但一趟治療至少要花費10萬美元,鮑德的家庭根本無法負擔。

他的母親透過媒體呼籲,希望能替孩子募到這筆龐大的醫藥費,「過去12個月讓人心碎,但身為孩子的母親,我一心一意只想找到能救活他的方法。」「他的陰囊變得如此之大,他一定是忍受了很大的痛苦,我們希望他會好轉。」

他們一家目前透過籌款活動,共籌得6萬美元(約194萬元台幣),離目標尚有4萬美元(129萬元台幣)。(國際中心/綜合外電報導)

鮑德的陰囊不斷長大,已經垂過膝蓋。 翻攝自《太陽報》

澳洲醫院透過超音波檢查,無法找出陰囊不斷變大的原因。 翻攝英國《每日郵報》

鮑德的母親(右)非常心痛,希望帶兒子到加州接受治療。 翻攝英國《每日郵報》

 

 

發佈日期:2014年8月27日

[UPDATE]
Dan Maurer has received more than $28,000 in donations from his GoFundMe page. He is scheduled to go through surgery on August 28 in California. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Joel Gelman of UC Irvine. 

[Original story on June 25, 2014]
A Michigan man with a nearly 100 lb scrotum is looking to crowdfund medical costs for surgery with a GoFundMe page: www.gofundme.com/-Dan-Maurer-Surgery-Fun­d

In an interview with WZZM / CNN from his Battle Creek home, 39-year-old, Dan Maurer said he noticed his scrotum began growing sometime in his late 20’s.

He went to a doctor and was told that he needed to lose weight so he hit the pool, swimming two miles a day. He quickly shed 50 lb from his frame but the thing kept growing ... to about the size of a cantaloupe.

He went back to the doctor, whose advice was same: lose more weight; maybe try lap-band surgery. As frustration with doctors grew, so did his scrotum, and his relationship with wife started to suffer.

Maurer felt like he was all alone in his condition until he saw the story of Wesley Warren Jr. on a TLC show called “The man with the 132 Pound Scrotum.” Warren suffered from Scrotal Lymphedema which is a condition caused by blockages in the lymphatic vessels.

Warren’s story gave Maurer new hope that there might be help for him, and if not for him, he wanted to do it for his wife of 20 years, Mindy.

We here at TomoNews have pledged $100 to Dan in his quest for normal balls. If you’d like to show your support, click on the link to his GoFundMe page provided below.

 

2014年06月26日13:10 
 

美國密西根州一名39歲男子莫勒(Dan Maurer),患上「陰囊淋巴水腫」(scrotal lymphedema),導致陰囊重達45公斤,現在正籌錢做手術,希望可以重獲新生。

據英國《每日郵報》報導,莫勒說他在20多歲時,就發現自己的陰囊不斷脹大,但醫生僅叫他減肥,直到他在電視上看到一名同病相憐的男子後,才發現自己是患上「陰囊淋巴水腫」。不過,莫勒目前的陰囊已經重達45公斤,也影響夫妻生活,已經7年沒有做愛。莫勒在網上發起募款,希望能募到2萬美元(約新台幣60萬元),目前已成功籌得逾4200美元(約新台幣12.6萬元)。

而莫勒所看到的「同病相憐男子」,指的就是陰囊曾重達60公斤的華倫(Wesley Warren Jr.),不過華倫已在今年3月因心臟病發逝世。(施旖婕/綜合外電報導)

莫勒的陰囊重45公斤,7年沒性生活。翻自英國《每日郵報》

陰囊曾重達60公斤的華倫,已在今年3月因心臟病發逝世。翻自英國《每日郵報》

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