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If a tapeworm startled a surgeon during a splenectomy ona monday lung punctured cut rib2rib 36 staples woke up in icu on sat is it possible a 15yr tapeworm got on skin somehow? can u see a 20yr tapeworm wit the naked eye? would it hiss from insidbody?
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tapeworms do none of the things mentioned . Ask your surgeon for a clearer and real explanation If unhappy pl get another opinion and rtecords review. Good luck
Answered 9/10/2023
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