Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Double Hand Transplant Recipient Delayed In Return To Oklahoma
KENTUCKY....
Jewish Hospital in Louisville says Rich Edwards, a chiropractor from Edmond, Oklahoma, underwent surgery Tuesday to remove dead tissue from his right hand after a 17 1/2-hour double hand transplant operation in August. Doctors say he will stay in Louisville this week, delaying his return to Oklahoma. Edwards is expected to go to Paducah on Friday to spend Christmas with his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren before returning to Louisville. Then if the recovery goes well, the hospital says Edwards will return to Edmond for the new year. His double hand transplant was the first performed at Jewish Hospital and the third in the nation.
Jewish Hospital in Louisville says Rich Edwards, a chiropractor from Edmond, Oklahoma, underwent surgery Tuesday to remove dead tissue from his right hand after a 17 1/2-hour double hand transplant operation in August. Doctors say he will stay in Louisville this week, delaying his return to Oklahoma. Edwards is expected to go to Paducah on Friday to spend Christmas with his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren before returning to Louisville. Then if the recovery goes well, the hospital says Edwards will return to Edmond for the new year. His double hand transplant was the first performed at Jewish Hospital and the third in the nation.
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