Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Hand Transplant Patient May Lose Two Fingertips
KENTUCKY...
An Oklahoma chiropractor who was the first patient in Louisville to receive a double hand transplant has had a minor setback but says he's feeling great.
Rich Edwards said that three months after the surgery at Jewish Hospital, he may lose the fingertips on his right thumb and pinkie because his body started to reject the new limbs.
But otherwise, Edwards said in an interview aired Tuesday that he's started to regain feeling in his hands and he is happy to feel the things he's missed the most, like holding hands with his wife, Cindy.
In his words: "I've been blessed with two beautiful hands. I can spare a couple of fingertips."
Edwards' hands were left mangled in a 2006 truck fire. His doctors are optimistic he can make it home to Edmond, Okla., for Christmas.
An Oklahoma chiropractor who was the first patient in Louisville to receive a double hand transplant has had a minor setback but says he's feeling great.
Rich Edwards said that three months after the surgery at Jewish Hospital, he may lose the fingertips on his right thumb and pinkie because his body started to reject the new limbs.
But otherwise, Edwards said in an interview aired Tuesday that he's started to regain feeling in his hands and he is happy to feel the things he's missed the most, like holding hands with his wife, Cindy.
In his words: "I've been blessed with two beautiful hands. I can spare a couple of fingertips."
Edwards' hands were left mangled in a 2006 truck fire. His doctors are optimistic he can make it home to Edmond, Okla., for Christmas.
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