Now that's got to hurt

(Courtesy of the Telegraph)

A New York surgeon who donated a kidney to his wife was so upset by her alleged infidelity that he has gone to court to get it back.

Dr Richard Batista, 49, said he didn't think twice before giving up the organ eight years ago when his wife Dawnell fell ill.

But now he claims that she repaid his kindness by having an affair before filing for divorce, and is determined to receive recompense for risking his life.

"There's no deeper pain you can ever express than to be betrayed by the person you devoted your life to," he told reporters. "I saved her life but the pain is unbearable."

The vascular surgeon's lawyer Dominic Barbara said his client wanted $1.5 million in compensation for the kidney as part of a bitter matrimonial break-up which has dragged on for three years.