Posted on 05/16/2016 10:07:48 AM PDT by Maceman
BOSTON, MA - In a 15-hour procedure spanning two days and performed by a more than 50-member team, surgeons at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital have completed the first penis transplant in the U.S.
Thomas Manning, a 64-year-old bank courier for Halifax, lost his penis to cancer in 2012 and was the recipient of the transplant. The organ came from a deceased donor.
In a press conference Monday, MGH surgeons described the intense isolation and loss that comes with losing the penis, as a result of injury or illness.
"Ultimately, it's a loss of self-identity," said Dr. Dicken Ko, the team leader and director of MGH's regional urology program. "These devastating losses are endured by themselves alone, and often in silence."
Manning, who surgeons described as a "courageous patient," was one such person. Manning "coped very well with his diagnosis," but "felt the loss" after a partial penectomy, the result of a diagnosis of rare and potentially fatal penile cancer, said his physician, Dr. Adam Feldman. He volunteered for the transplant, Feldman said.
"He wants to be whole again, he wants to be... not in the shadows," said Curtis Cetrulo, who led Manning's surgical team. "That really echoes what a lot of patients with these injuries feel like. It's difficult to talk about."
Surgeons said Manning is doing well Monday, roughly one week since the surgery was completed. They remain "cautiously optimistic."
The surgery means there is potential for other special tissue transplants, such as ears or fingers, Ko said. It also has potential implications for transgender surgeries, although that is outside their initial scope, surgeons said.
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An Addadictomy?
Well, Caitlyn ........................nevermind..............
I assume Janet Reno was the recipient?
The jokes just write themselves
What, they bought Obama a plane ticket to move there?
Maybe they can give Romney one too.
What is the hardest part of a penis transplant?
Finding a donor . . . . . .
The jokes will be endless...
He vould have an enormous schwanzstucker.
Did you hear about the guy who got two additional penises as part of his transplant?
His pants fit like a glove . . . .
What a waste of money and talent. Maybe they get their kicks out of playing with penises. Guess Jenner will be on their waiting list in the future to replace the one he had removed?
Dr. Dicken Ko? Seriesly?
From a J** A** TO A DEMOCRAT?
“Yes it’s true. This man has no dick.” - Dr. Peter Venkman (Ghostbusters)
Jack goes to the doctor and says “Doc I’m having trouble getting my penis erect, can you help me?”
After a complete examination the doctor tells Jack, “Well the problem is that the muscles around the base of your penis are damaged. There’s really nothing I can do for you unless you’re willing to try an experimental treatment.”
Jack asks sadly, “And that would be?”
“Well,” the Doctor explains, “What we would do is take the muscles from the trunk of a baby elephant and implant them in your penis.”
Jack thinks about it silently then says, “Well the thought of going through life without ever having sex again is too much, let’s go for it.”
Jack went under the knife, and, after a period of recovery and healing, returned to the Doc for his blessing. Following the examination, the Doc pronounced Jack “healed and ready for action”.
Eager to use his experimentally enhanced equipment, Jack planned a romantic evening for his girlfriend and took her to one of the nicest restaurants in town, anticipating a happy conclusion to the evening. In the middle of dinner he felt a stirring between his legs that continued to the point of being painful. To release the pressure, Jack placed his napkin on his lap and unzipped his fly. His penis immediately sprung from his pants, flipped the napkin on the floor, went to the top of the table, grabbed a roll and then returned to his pants!
His girlfriend was stunned at first but then, imagining the possibilities, said with a sly smile and a gleam in her eye, “That was incredible! Can you do it again?” Jack groaned,
“Probably, but that roll up the ass really hurt!”
Hope he kicked his dickydo disease.
That’s clever.
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