7/14/2003: Heart from transplant - Page 2

elSicomoro · 07-16-2003, 01:01 PM

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Originally posted by richlevy
I wonder if they carry that philosophy forward to other kinds of operations. It would make sex changes interesting.

Let's ask someone who's been through one.

Maggie, what exactly was done with your penis? I know they have to move the urethra to its new spot, but what happens to the penis itself?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-16-2003, 07:10 PM

They make the outie an innie don't they?

hampor · 07-17-2003, 12:44 PM

It must have been hard to breathe with a heart that big. There's only so much room in the rib cage.

What they neglected to mention is that heart transplants are not maintainence free. The 10-15 years later the immune system figures it out in spite of the drugs, and you need a new one.

The tissue matching is not finished until after the surgery has started, and is used only for making a guess at the dosage.

The first year survival rate is about 83%.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-17-2003, 04:51 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, Hampor. You mean every dozen years another heart? Damn that could get annoying and expensive. Most insurance has a lifetime total benefit of a million or something.

elSicomoro · 07-17-2003, 07:32 PM

From my understanding, Hampor is right. The times can vary, but a family friend was given 10 years with his new heart. He's currently had it for 16 and is in great shape.

I've heard that about outie becoming innie. I guess you could use the skin for the new vagina, but after moving the urethra, it seems like you could just schlop it off.

And · 07-22-2003, 12:31 PM

Outties are indeed turned into innies. Watched an operation done once (kinda that sick curiosity you get from buzzing around places like rotten.com) and it's basically what you'd think. They skin the member, dig a hole, and line the hole with the skin. The leftovers are incinerated with the rest of the biological waste.

Now excuse me, I have to go apologize to my penis for remembering what happened in that video.

07-16-2003, 07:10 PM	#17
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They make the outie an innie don't they? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-17-2003, 12:44 PM	#18
hampor Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SiliValley Posts: 75	big hearted kid. It must have been hard to breathe with a heart that big. There's only so much room in the rib cage. What they neglected to mention is that heart transplants are not maintainence free. The 10-15 years later the immune system figures it out in spite of the drugs, and you need a new one. The tissue matching is not finished until after the surgery has started, and is used only for making a guess at the dosage. The first year survival rate is about 83%. Last edited by hampor; 07-17-2003 at 12:47 PM.

07-17-2003, 04:51 PM	#19
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, Hampor. You mean every dozen years another heart? Damn that could get annoying and expensive. Most insurance has a lifetime total benefit of a million or something. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-22-2003, 12:31 PM	#21
And Conjunction Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Conjunction Junction Posts: 168	Outties are indeed turned into innies. Watched an operation done once (kinda that sick curiosity you get from buzzing around places like rotten.com) and it's basically what you'd think. They skin the member, dig a hole, and line the hole with the skin. The leftovers are incinerated with the rest of the biological waste. Now excuse me, I have to go apologize to my penis for remembering what happened in that video. __________________ -And, Word Wrangler and Keeper of the Cuttlefish.

07-17-2003, 07:32 PM	#20
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	From my understanding, Hampor is right. The times can vary, but a family friend was given 10 years with his new heart. He's currently had it for 16 and is in great shape. I've heard that about outie becoming innie. I guess you could use the skin for the new vagina, but after moving the urethra, it seems like you could just schlop it off.

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