After the surgery, the doctor went straight to the waiting room.
‘The surgery was a success,’ he said to the parents of the patient, ‘the leg has been amputated.’
They looked at him dumbfounded.
The mother fainted.
‘What amputation?’ the father cried, ‘Our daughter has appendicitis!’
The doctor turned pale.
Related articles
boy with a hat 
Powerful image
Uh oh! Fun read!
Reblogged this on Second Child, Restless Child..
Too bad these surgical errors never happen the opposite way. Like, you go in for an appendectomy, and they accidentally upgrade your muscle tissue with bionics. And maybe they give you laser beam eyes. That would be cool.
I agree, Lucas!
We must wait for such procedures to become the norm. And then maybe fortunate medical errors will happen.
You’re living in dreams
I wish I came up with this idea. 50-word short stories rock.
You are fond of the word “pale,” dear one. Perhaps because it fits us so?
And that was a very, very silly mistake that doctor made. Did someone switch the patient’s chart?
It fits women better than men, I think. Though Poe himself was ghastly pale.
my thoughts in the end- “oh crap.”
Posting a comment in the hopes of receiving the aforementioned invisible gift 😉
I really like that your stories are short yet engaging. I try to do something similar on my blog, but I have a long way to go!
Please do drop off a few tips and my (invisible) gift at http://anawnimiss.wordpress.com 🙂
– Anawn
love these – absolutely great story snippets 🙂
Wow.
I feel sorry for the girl. And a little afraid of doctors!
Is it me or aren’t we all tired of short stories involving death/suicide/tragedy?
It’s probably you. 😉
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy these tiny stories. So much imagery in so few words! Please keep them coming…
I shall, if only to entertain you. 🙂