New Posts For Thread: First quadruple limb transplanthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplantnews.ninemsn.com.au/health/8425742/turki...In a 20-hour operation, fifty doctors at Hacettepe University Hospital in the capital city of Ankara, Turkey, performed the world's first quadruple limb transplant attaching two arms and two legs to a youngHe lost the limbs long ago. I would have tried to replace one at a time. All four at one time seems like it would, and was, too much for the body to handle.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516914381#516914381He lost the limbs long ago. I would have tried to replace one at a time. All four at one time seems like it would, and was, too much for the body to handle.Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:02:48 -0600My mother has always said that these new procedures are border-line cruel with the pain and suffering the patient has to endure for a very low chance of any real benefit. She has a point.I too have signed my liscense for being a donor and informed mhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516913645#516913645My mother has always said that these new procedures are border-line cruel with the pain and suffering the patient has to endure for a very low chance of any real benefit. She has a point.I too have signed my liscense for being a donor and informed mMon, 27 Feb 2012 17:40:33 -0600Apparently poor Cavdar is now a cadaver.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516908415#516908415Apparently poor Cavdar is now a cadaver.Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:36:07 -0600Poor guy. At least they tried.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516906147#516906147Poor guy. At least they tried.Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:50:24 -0600Sadly, the transplant has failed. ABC and other news agencies are reporting that doctors had to amputate all four of the transplanted limbs because of “metabolic complications,” according to a statement from the hospital. Apparently, prhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516904181#516904181Sadly, the transplant has failed. ABC and other news agencies are reporting that doctors had to amputate all four of the transplanted limbs because of “metabolic complications,” according to a statement from the hospital. Apparently, prMon, 27 Feb 2012 13:59:40 -0600It's going to be rough. Just think of all the physical therapy he'll need to go through. And he'll have to take all kinds of anti rejection medications that have serious side effects and will shorten his life. Still better than four stumps. [/quote]Ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516897465#516897465It's going to be rough. Just think of all the physical therapy he'll need to go through. And he'll have to take all kinds of anti rejection medications that have serious side effects and will shorten his life. Still better than four stumps. [/quote]IMon, 27 Feb 2012 11:23:19 -0600I remember the first heart transplant. I think it is important to understand that those who agree to undergo such treatments are guinea pigs. There is hope of good outcome but there may be side effects and problems we cannot begin to anticipate.I wihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516876007#516876007I remember the first heart transplant. I think it is important to understand that those who agree to undergo such treatments are guinea pigs. There is hope of good outcome but there may be side effects and problems we cannot begin to anticipate.I wiSun, 26 Feb 2012 19:00:36 -0600It's going to be rough. Just think of all the physical therapy he'll need to go through. And he'll have to take all kinds of anti rejection medications that have serious side effects and will shorten his life. Still better than four stumps.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516835505#516835505It's going to be rough. Just think of all the physical therapy he'll need to go through. And he'll have to take all kinds of anti rejection medications that have serious side effects and will shorten his life. Still better than four stumps.Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:36:30 -0600WOW, just WOW. And I too hope that he heals does well,http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516835307#516835307WOW, just WOW. And I too hope that he heals does well,Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:28:53 -0600It seems that Turkey is a country we could learn from. They have a government hospital system and doctors that all citizens pay into. They also have private insurance available for those that wish to pay more.Poor guy, now he has to look at someonehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28948741/First_quadruple_limb_transplant?post_id=516831477#516831477It seems that Turkey is a country we could learn from. They have a government hospital system and doctors that all citizens pay into. They also have private insurance available for those that wish to pay more.Poor guy, now he has to look at someoneSat, 25 Feb 2012 17:10:28 -0600