I didn't realize that hemorrhoids were such a money maker...

[bleedingheart]

http://www.postgazette.com/localnews/20031212boulislocal4p4.asp

"Two $20,000 bronze lions stand guard over a landscaped waterfall in front of the $600,000 home of Markell D. Boulis and his wife, Angel, at Nevillewood, the golf course community in Collier.

Boulis, president of the Hemorrhoid Relief Center of Pittsburgh, which is owned by his wife, won't be enjoying his home life for a long time."....


"Boulis is not a doctor. Although he lists himself as "Dr. Markell D. Boulis" in Pennsylvania corporation bureau records, he doesn't treat any patients himself and cannot because he is not licensed to practice medicine."


I read this article today and I was thinking...$600,000 house with bronze lions...all bought with money from hemorrhoids....nah...but then you read about Mr. Boulis' cocaine side business....

I love reading the paper, reality is just so much more funny...

Perhaps Dr. Markell Boulis helped "treat" Rush's cyst.. with loads of coke...hahahahaha

[Bunny]

1. I read that too.

That's so funny! But if you've ever suffered from hemorrhoids, I guess no price would be too high to make them GO AWAY! ;)

[bleedingheart]

2. I am glad I am not the only one in the area who found that hilarious

...that clinic is a front for drugs...with a side business in hemorrhoid problems...

[VelmaD]

3. Ok, no one in my family has ever...

admitted to suffering from hemorrhoids. And they never go into detail about them on the commercials for various hemorrhoid relief products (they're almost as vague as Levitra commercials for god's sake). What exactly ARE they anyway? *feels stupid for having to even ask*

[Bunny]

4. Well, there is a special corner in hell reserved for the creator of

hemorrhoids. They are incredibly painful vein-type swellings in your anal regions. I never had a hemorrhoid in my life till I had my first child. Upon discharge from the hospital, I had a hemorrhoid the size of Cleveland. I could barely walk, sitting was agony, lying down wasn't much better, well you get the idea. It was ten days till I felt like I might live to see better days. Further hemorrhoids resulted after the birth of child #2 as well.

They're awful and, if you have a god, pray, pray very hard, that you never experience this.

[VelmaD]

6. Sounds unpleasant in the extreme

I'm still a littel confused about what exactly they are but anything that involves the words "anal" and "swelling" and "painful" I'm not sure I want to know more about.

[drfemoe]

10. If you have a strong stomach

You can google images for
Hemorrhoid

[DemoTex]

7. We went to Italy a couple of years ago with my whole family.

We rented a villa in Positano for ten days. We rented two cars. I stayed in the villa the entire time, taking four sitz baths a day for my flaming hemorrhoids. The vacation from hell!

[drfemoe]

8. the doc can rx

some foamy medication that really works wonders.

[Bunny]

9. Oh Lord that's awful!

What a way to spend a vacation. I can fully relate and sympathize.

[bleedingheart]

11. I hear ya bunnyj

I never had em til I had kids...my sister calls them the little rosebuds your kids give you...

[Bunny]

12. Rosebuds?

I've always thought of them as grape clusters!! Boy has this post become disgusting!! It's probably way too much information for most people!

[drfemoe]

5. Rush . Hemorrhoid . nuff said