For those considering gastric bypass surgery, take a look at Amazon's do-it-yourself kit. It's only $260 (cheap!) and comes with 3 sets (so you don't have to get it right the first time!). Bring your own anesthetics and instructions, though.
I really wonder what kind of demand this holds and if the buyers are all psychos. [Amazon via BoingBoing]
DISCUSSION
You wouldn't believe HALF the weird shit that comes through the doors of an emergency room every single day.
That's why I don't work in a public hospital anymore. To many crazy, mean, know-it-all jerks come crying to the emergency room when they try some wacka-doo self-surgery procedure. Self-surgery is just ONE of the things in the 'weird shit' category an ER nurse sees on a daily basis.
Yes, sadly...super sadly...people try doing this stuff without trained surgeon(s) and medical team.