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Aug 08, 2024 12:33PM
Ummm what!!
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Bre wrote: "Ummm what!!"Lol you heard me. Maybe a little tmi but K. Louis XIV had an anal fistula that they didn't know how to treat. So basically he had a doctor go and try out surgical techniques on other people and develop a special scalpel to help him. There was no anesthesia, numbing, or antiseptic practices. Quite gnarly.
