| Woman slices open own stomach |
| May-24-2011 |
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| Wu Yuanbi, 53, suffers from Budd-Chiari syndrome, a chronic condition that causes the belly to fill with fluid. |
| An old woman in Chongqing Municipality performed surgery on herself because her family couldn't afford the medical fees, Chongqing Morning Post reports. |
因为家里无法负担医疗费用，重庆一位老妇竟给自己动起了手术。 |
| Wu Yuanbi, 53, suffers from Budd-Chiari syndrome, a chronic condition that causes the belly to fill with fluid. When first diagnosed 12 years ago, she and her family pooled all their savings for a procedure to release a whopping 25 kilograms of water from her midsection, yet a recent relapse saw the family too poor to afford the 50,000 yuan for a second operation. |
据《重庆晨报》报道，53岁的吴远碧身患布查氏综合征，这种慢性病常常引起腹部胀水。12年前首次确诊后，家人倾尽所有为她做手术，放出了25公斤的腹水。而前一阵旧病复发，家里却再也无法承担5万元的手术费。 |
| On the evening of May 8, unable to bear the pain, she slit herself open with a knife to relieve the pressure. She was taken to the hospital where she is now recuperation. |
5月8日晚，无法忍受病痛的吴远碧自己拿菜刀将肚子划开放出腹水。她后来被送进医院，目前正在进行恢复治疗。 |
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Some neighbours said Wu could have paid 120 yuan each year for insurance, which would have saved her 60 percent in medical expenses.
(China.org.cn May 24, 2011) |
有邻居表示，吴远碧要是每年交120元的医疗保险，现在就可以省掉60%的医疗费了。 | |
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