Posted on Oct 6, 2016
Marine veteran receives double arm transplant
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BOSTON — A former Marine sergeant who underwent a double arm transplant at a Boston hospital says the best things about having arms again is that he can hold his fiancee's hand and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a chef.
John Peck started by thanking the anonymous donor during a news conference Wednesday at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
His arms are scarred and move awkwardly but his doctors say he is making progress and they expect nine to 12 months of rehabilitation.
Peck lost his legs and left arm when he stepped on a homemade bomb in Afghanistan in May 2010. He later lost the other arm because of an infection.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, hand and arm transplants have been performed on more than 85 people around the world.
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John Peck started by thanking the anonymous donor during a news conference Wednesday at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
His arms are scarred and move awkwardly but his doctors say he is making progress and they expect nine to 12 months of rehabilitation.
Peck lost his legs and left arm when he stepped on a homemade bomb in Afghanistan in May 2010. He later lost the other arm because of an infection.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, hand and arm transplants have been performed on more than 85 people around the world.
Check back here for updates on this story.
Marine veteran receives double arm transplant
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Thanks for letting us know SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL. Best wishes for full recovery for former Marine sergeant John Peck.
I was recovering in Walter Reed Army Medical Center for most of march 2003. I had to be fitted with orthotics after I became mobile. I was at the podiatry clinic with a number of soldiers who had lost one or both legs in the early days of OIF. They were being trained how to use artificial legs after they were fitted the artificial legs. Generally they were upbeat. I was and am thankful that our field-triage and life-saving capabilities have advanced so far.
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I was recovering in Walter Reed Army Medical Center for most of march 2003. I had to be fitted with orthotics after I became mobile. I was at the podiatry clinic with a number of soldiers who had lost one or both legs in the early days of OIF. They were being trained how to use artificial legs after they were fitted the artificial legs. Generally they were upbeat. I was and am thankful that our field-triage and life-saving capabilities have advanced so far.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Christopher Mueller Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT John " Mac " McConnell SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM Sgt Kelli Mays SPC Britanny *Winnie* Balthaser
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An Air Force guy at Ramstein had that also and he used to be a world class fastpitch hurler. And because of a hospital infection, he lost both hands. I will pray for the Marine also.
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http://time.com/4419959/double-hand-transplant-surgery/
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