Reply #55: Did anyone see Green Mile with Tom Hanks? [View All]

Remember how his character was passing a kidney stone and was too macho to go to the doctor?


This Raw Story article about a soldier with bad reaction to Anthrax Vaccination brought up that visual.


http://rawstory.com/exclusives/kanson/cordova_ordered_back_anthrax_401.htm

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“There are times when I am just urinating,” says Commander Cordova with a matter-of-fact attitude, “and all of the sudden a thick fluid will come out, my testicles will be swollen, enlarged and very tender. Then the anthrax injection site in my waist becomes inflamed.”

According to Cordova, infectious disease doctors speculate that the vaccination may have entered his lymphatic system—primarily affecting nodes in his groin.

“When an episode occurs, and it does about two to three times per week, the pain becomes so unbearable I can’t even walk,” the commander told RAW STORY. “I just have to lay down with my legs spread open. It’s just awful.”