The medical world is second to none. Just last year, for example, a 34-year-old old man developed an allergy to cold air. There was also a Brazilian fella who surprised his doctors with having three kidneys. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There are plenty of memorable cases that continue to surprise us to this day. And you can find most of them on the subreddit r/MEDizzy. It's an online community created for medical professionals to discuss everything and anything that crosses their minds (or operating tables) and it has seen quite a few interesting posts during the 3 years of its existence. Here are some of them.
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James Harrison The "Man With The Golden Arm"
After needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood a record 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
Thank for your life saving donation. One of the best gifts you can give.
Yes, he is amazing. But also, educate yourself and others about how the blood-banking business exploits donor goodwill like that of this man in a multi-billion dollar business, via this 20min podcast: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/segments/308780-blood-banks
Load More Replies...James had Rh null blood, a blood so rare that it is said only 43 people have ever had it that we know of! He is also holding babies in this photo because Rhesus disease affects pregnant women where thier blood actually attacks and destroys the unborn baby's blood cells. Thank you James!
He ended up being able to help his own daughter when she was pregnant as well. It must have been such a lovely feeling for him to be able to protect his own grandchild like that.
Load More Replies...My son was saved by a kidney transplant. The donor who left this world saved seven lives. There is no better example of a true Superhero.
He donated plasma, which you can donate every 2 weeks. He did donate whole blood as well in the beginning, but this plasma is more valuable. Interestingly, it was most likely due to the blood transfusions he had as a kid that he has such high anti D. One of the units was probably mis matched and he received Rh positive blood, and his body formed anti D as a result. Some people who are Rh negative volunteer to be exposed to Rh positive blood to see if they can form anti D, because it can't be made artificially.
And his is Australian, he was given an order of Australia award the highest award Australia has.
What a miracle. If he hadn't needed surgery, his trait may have gone undiscovered. He must feel amazing, being able to help so many.
It was most likely because of the surgery. He is Rh negative, they think he got some Rh positive blood, which caused him to produce so much anti D. Sometimes people who are Rh negative volunteer to be exposed to Rh positive blood, hoping that they will be able to produce anti D. It's extremely risky having a blood transfusion that is not compatible with your blood type.
Load More Replies...General practitioner, medical researcher, and founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research, Iris Gorfinkel, M.D., told Bored Panda that it might be just a matter of time before we get many more cool medical cases. "I'm excited about a few things," she said. "Let's start with wearable technology. I think this has tremendous importance in medicine. Say a person checks their own blood pressure and brings those readings to the doctor. Blood pressure is a huge thing. It's a major cardiovascular risk factor that is responsible not only for heart attack, but it can also be responsible for stroke, kidney disease, and vascular damage."
"The problem is when patients come into the office, they're nervous, they're sometimes fatigued, they're sometimes depressed, or anxious. And all of these things can cause the blood pressure to go up and give us artificially high readings. But imagine when a patient comes in with a reliable wearable (and I say reliable because the wrist ones are not ready for primetime) ... Then instead of focusing just on the one reading that I get in my office, I'm faced with a dozen readings, so I can get to a better conclusion about whether or not this person should, in fact, be treated."
This Man Is A Hero
Maurice Hilleman developed vaccines for measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, meningitis, pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzae, among many others. He saved more lives than any other scientist during the 20th century.
and yet people refuse to take them because of mindless conspiracy theories
He died 2005, I am somewhat glad that he did not have to see todays antivaxxers.
No, but he witnessed the antivaxxers of the 70's and 80's. Antivaxx is not a new phenomenon.
Load More Replies...I’m not wearing my glasses and I read that as ‘viral contribution’ the first time. Guess that still works
Load More Replies...The work of these people are lost because nobody will take a vaccine. This man gave his whole life to cure these terrible diseases, and people just won't take the vaccines due to stupid beliefs/conspiracy theories
There is a saying - the vaccines fell victims of their own success: people forgot about death.
Load More Replies...What a brilliant yet modest man. We so need people of his caliber now.
Before And After Surgery For Blount's Disease
Really happy for her to be able to stand and walk. Modern surgery techniques are awesome.
They could do this but can’t fix my cleft. So weird.
Load More Replies...I’ve never even heard of Blount’s disease before. It causes the legs to bend inwards. The little girl is adorable.
I've seen a black and white photo of a little girl with similar legs (I believe she was a sideshow attraction). Maybe it was the same thing
Load More Replies...She seems very happy in the second photo and that makes me happy.
She is a true hero. What we see in these before and after pictures is her smiling, but we can only imagine the pain she must have gone through for complete bone reconstruction in both of her legs. Her smile in the second pic is the result of her victory, bravery and perseverance.
Ouch... poor thing I can't believe she even walked with them before!
Another thing Gorfinkel is psyched about is messenger RNA technology. "Most people think about mRNA only in terms of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines. True, they've saved millions of lives at this point. But I think we can look forward to years in advance where they'll continue to save millions of lives, and not just from COVID but from other diseases as well," the doctor said.
"Here's a little-known factoid: messenger RNA research began 30 years ago ... Pfizer was focusing their research on influenza, prior to COVID, and when the pandemic began, they basically pivoted to all the efforts on COVID instead. However, they are returning to that research on influenza ... and with the messenger RNA technology, we could maybe even come up with a universal influenza vaccine that's long been a goal of medical science."
The Medical Staff Of An Organ-Donation Operation Bow To Pay Tribute To 17-Year-Old Female Organ Donor Who Has Saved Multiple Human Lives
It would be bitter-sweet. Whilst one person had lost their life, others have been saved.
K.Kobayashi, it is not the same at all. How you even came to that conclusion is beyond me.
Load More Replies...Sign up for donation. Many people have this fear that if theyre donors, doctors wont try to save you as hard. Docs are people who want to save lives, more over the doc saving your life and the doc needing organs wont ever be the same person. Doctors will generally do their damdest to save you, but if they cant, at least you can save others. Even if you are religious, some people want to be buried, but most religions preach kindness and generosity, what can be a more kind and selfless act than saving someone's life? Even christ gave up his body to absolve christians of their sins. Its the single easiest and most important act you can do. Sign one paper, and save potentially multiple lives, and it will never impact you during your life anyway
Before organs are donated, there are multiple stages of checking the person to determine if the person really is beyond saving. It takes many hours too, from what I understand.
Load More Replies...This girl has given the greatest gift a person could give. She truly deserves the tribute.
Please sign up to become an organ donor. You'll be able to give the gift of life to another person long after you're gone. My youngest cousin received a heart from organ an donor.
I have seen this when people are being wheeled to the OR for organ procurement. Such respect is given to them.
Incredible Well Performed Face Transplant
Yeah, gotta agree. After most of these facial reconstructions, the people still look disfigured. Here he just looks like he had a LONG, HARD night of something. :D
Load More Replies...His name is Andy Sandness. He tried to kill himself with a rifle but failed, which was good because he immediately regretted the decision and knew he wanted to live.
He lived 10 years without a face. Tragically his new face belonged to Calen Ross who also committed suicide. His wife wanted to donate the organs but agreed to donate his face as well. The facial structures of both men matched so well, doctors said they might have been cousins because of the similarity.
Load More Replies...I've treated these types of failed suicide patients. Horrible for the patient as you can imagine, but clinically fascinating. Happy to see the tail end of the ordeal for once.
I loved being part of facial reconstruction surgery. It is miraculous and so gratifying to watch the transformation. Looked after a man who was having a total nose reconstruction. Was totally removed due to cancer. Once the reconstruction got to Day surgery stage, and it does surprisingly early on, to watch him transform was so amazing. When everything was completed, the only place you could see incision scarring was were the graft was taken from and that would lighten up over time. Otherwise you would never know it wasn't the nose he was born with. Fantastic!!!😁
The intricacy to perform that surgery and get those results are amazing!
I have always thought this man is quite handsome! He definitely doesn't look like most of the other face transplants. It's also interesting to me that when I compare his pic to his *doner they are totally different (in my opinion)
I read an article about him Andy Sandness he tried to kill himself. Later the man whose face that was transplanted onto Sandness was also a suicide. That man was an organ donor his tragic suicide saved a lot of people. https://www.statnews.com/2017/02/17/face-transplant/
There's another technology that might be coming to a doctor near you which can really accelerate the use of various handheld devices. "Imagine ultrasound technology in a GP's office," Gorfinkel said. "Right now, when GPs want to know what's happening in a person's body, they have to send them to a separate radiology lab where they have to make an appointment, and sometimes wait weeks to get that appointment, and then come back for their answers. But imagine in very Star Trek fashion that a doctor could pull out an ultrasound probe. It should allow us to take a look at our phone and diagnose things like ectopic pregnancy, diagnose why a person has a heart murmur, diagnose acute appendicitis, pneumonia... And if you think I'm talking Star Trek, actually, I'm not. This technology exists. And medical students in modern schools are being taught how to use it."
The doctor said that even though it might sound paradoxical, she's most excited about changing the mundane. The steps that might seem simple can often snowball into big differences.
This Can Save Many Lives. 12 Signs Of Breast Cancer
Upvote, many women (Mazer says: and men) should print this and check every month, about 2-3 days after menstruation has finished (without menstruation, just once a month around same date). Thanks potatogamers2 for more info.
Men need to be aware that breast cancer is a male issue as well
Load More Replies...Upvote a thousand times, shout out to potatogamers2 and Caro Caro. A lot may end up being nothing, but a lot may not ----- and take photos. that sounds gross, but we may not notice some changes (orange peel skin, small bumps, growing vein, etc.) until we compare over time.
Oh no... sometimes I get small hard bumps under my armpits but they eventually go away (I think). Now I'm really worried
Load More Replies...Maybe just post breasts, so I actually know what it looks like? My breasts don't look or feel like yellow lemons.
I mean this is just a helpful guide. Also it can be worse to post actual pics. The same symptoms can look very different, so you might see a pic of a breast, and go "mine doesn't look like that, so its probably not the same" but in fact it is. Also its a bit humorous, which makes it more attention grabbing and likely to be remembered. But honestly, if your breasts ever just feel different or you have concerns at all, go to a doctor anyway, this isnt meant to be a method of self diagnosis, just what to potentially look out for.
Load More Replies...I am glad they made that because my mom had cancer for 2 years and now she is better!
Feeling a thick area? I'm not sure what that one is, but the others are clear. Saving this.
Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate. Two Weeks Post Surgery
AGAIN WHY DIDNT I GET THIS FOR MINE?
Load More Replies...Little dude looks happy in both before and after pictures. Stay positive.
A life-changing procedure for this little guy. Such a sweet little face!
What an absolute cutie. In may be a simple surgery, but cleft palate surgery can truly turn the lives of so many children around the world around. In some parts of the world, children born with cleft lip are shunned as they are deemed disfigured and somehow "lesser". Cleft palate can make eating and drinking extremely difficult as well so this simple surgery is really a true blessing for many children in some parts of the world.
I think he needs a squoobysquoobysquoobysquoobysquooby.
Load More Replies...Eventually you won't see the scar unless you look really closely.
Me And My Grandpa In Medical School 70 Years Apart (Equally Sleep Deprived)
I was helping my mom cheat on her quiz and I remember seeing that exact same diagram. Interest indeed.
There are good grades, enough sleep and a private life. As a med student, you can have two of these, but not all three
They reduced the number of hours a junior doctor can work in the UK in 2020. Too many hours, too little sleep - it's dangerous and people don't learn when exhausted. Not getting enough sleep is absolutely counterproductive and it needs to be stopped.
Load More Replies...You have the same tired bags under your eyes. You must be a promising doctor.
The moderators of the subreddit were also kind enough to have a little chat with us about the content they curate. "The r/MEDizzy community connects premeds, medical students, nurses, doctors, paramedics, people who want to pursue medical careers in the future, as well as regular medical passionates who are interested in medicine," they told Bored Panda.
Together, they share all kinds of information but according to those in charge of the subreddit, the most popular topics on r/MEDizzy could be categorized into two groups: medical cases, published by those who have a medical background, and posts in which non-medical subscribers share cases of themselves or their family members.
I Was The First And Youngest Baby In Victoria Australia To Recieve A Liver Transplant. I'm 24 Years Post Transplant Now!
So glad you are doing well and thank you for sharing this with us. Sending you a warm embrace from Athens, Greece!
I'm so happy but all I think about is poor little thing has no idea why all that is happening. God I might actually shed a tear.
Wow! You, are a walking amazing human being! Thank you for sharing this! You, are also a miracle! I am so very happy for you!
This Photograph Shows The Dramatic Differences In Two Boys Who Were Exposed To The Same Smallpox Source – One Was Vaccinated, One Was Not.
If smallpox was still around today, I don't think there would be an antivaxxer movement. But smallpox was declared eradicated worldwide by World Health Organisation in 1980. However countries all over the world have frozen samples of smallpox frozen in laboratory storage. It could once again get out. Lab leaks can and do happen. (Cough, cough, Wuhan! Cough.)
Load More Replies...Yeperooney! @Batgirl, some older folks I grew up around had the scars. While the mortality rate was about 30-50% (depending on age, type, etc.), it was a horror for them, and excruciatingly painful. They still talked about hte pain forty years later. Fifty. Sixty. They wept to see my vaccination mark on my arm and hugged me so glad that I'd be spared.
Load More Replies...@Debbie Burton, with all respect, if I may say, as an MD? Who considered infectious diseases as a specialty long ago? Read a book. Better yet, read a church register of the dead from smallpox. Go see some kids blinded by measles complications. Check out a Covid ward (unmasked, as you likely prefer)... We don't need the vaccine NOW in 2021 b/c people worked for centuries to eradicate this horror from the planet. Don't be snide. Be grateful that people fought for that goal. And STUF.
Load More Replies...And this is why my parents had us vaccinated and why I did the same for our kids and then had Covid vaccine
they’re both awful diseases that killed thousands??
Load More Replies...Smallpox was an incredible burden for humanity. We have science, and scientists, to thank for the fact it is no longer with us. Thousands of dedicated people saved millions of lives by giving their time and efforts to the vaccination programme.
I really hope they weren’t purposely exposed. That would be totally inhumane.
Medical research wasn't the same back then... although things like this still happen in some places.
Load More Replies...Does anyone know why the pox seem to be concentrated more on his arms and face, while less in his chest? Can't see the whole body of course, but was that how it was? Does it have to do with scratching or anything? Smallpox was before my time.
It starts on the face and arms then spread to body.
Load More Replies...The anger that sick boy must feel because his parents did not have him vaccinated (for whatever reason)
I think this is back when they were first developing the smallpox vaccine. Not sure of these two boys were part of the testing process, but in any case the vaccine would not yet have been widely available.
Load More Replies...2 Surgeons After Successfully Removing A Set Of Brain Tumors During A 32 Hour Surgery
Don't blame them. Although I thought surgeons changed hands a few times in long surgeries. Not saying they still wouldn't be exhausted if that was the case. The concentration and precision would take up a lot of mental energy, let alone the physical energy used from standing and fiddly work etc.
Not every time. Sometimes the surgery is to specialised. He is retired now but we had a briljant surgeon in Utrecht (Netherlands) where they changed the clock for a calendar because he did such long and complicated operations. Besides that he was always calm and friendly. It definitively takes a toll on you.
Load More Replies...Yet a common complaint among anti-maskers (and people who just don't know how to wear a mask properly) is they "can't breathe" very well using a mask. If surgeons can wear them - and perform lengthy and complicated surgery - then the general population has no reason to complain. Strike that one off the "I don't want to wear a mask" list. PS Yes, I know some people can't wear masks, this isn't about them.
I personally gave anesthesia for 16 hours surgery, the surgeons gave three 15-minutes break to eat and go to the toilet. For the one,who says nobody can focus more than two hours, "I think you had had a very easy life". For the slippers, yep, surgeons wear slippers, because thier feet grows and grows during surgery. But they need to wear slippers that cover the top, to avoid blood or if a scalpel fell, they need to avoid getting harm. And by the way, who says it is not sanitary, yes it is not, but not sleeping for 32 hours is not normal either.
Angela Kelly. As always, the surgeon's feet are on the FLOOR. In the OR any area below the waist is considered unsterile. You NEVER place your hands below your waist. Last time I was in there no one ever put their feet up on the table.
Load More Replies...Oh yes. My mom's tumor removal took 13 hours in a row, and they thought it'd be 6-8. They crawled out of that OR, and no blame to 'em.
Yes, I spent 9 hours in a surgery that was only supposed to take 2-3. The surgeon was 82 years old, and as far as I know, stood the entire time. I can't stand for 9 hours, and I'm no where near 82. I guess 50+ years mastering your craft develops skills AND stamina.
Load More Replies...I see they managed to go 32 hours, wearing masks, yet some snowflakes won't wear them for a couple of minutes.
I didn't think they'd be allowed to wear slides in theatre? Lol But good on them. It's such hard and complicated work!
I mean having to stand for hours on end, they will wear whatever they can to keep comfy as long as possible. Thats why crocs are surprisingly popular among medical staff.
Load More Replies...Just thinking of people refusing to wear masks in public - not even willing so for a few minutes going into a store...
Load More Replies...Omg the amount of effort and exhaustion they must have experienced during that. Glad everyone’s ok tho
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Second Degree Skin Burn Before And After "Spray-On Skin" Treatment
Got this off Reddit: Doctors carried out a "revolutionary" new treatment where they made a solution from Zed's own skin cells and sprayed it over his burns. And just four months after the life-changing treatment Zed's burns have completely disappeared - leaving him scar free. Spray-on skin is a patented skin culturing treatment for burns victims, developed by scientist Marie Stoner and plastic surgeon Dr Fiona Wood of Perth, Western Australia. Wood's treatment is under ongoing development. Where previous techniques of skin culturing required 21 days to produce enough cells to cover major burns, Wood has reduced the period to five days. Through research, she found that scarring is greatly reduced if replacement skin could be provided within 10 days. Dr Wood's reported goal is "scarless woundless healing".
Thank you for searching and sharing! As a former burned patient, I'm very happy to read this.
Load More Replies...My wife works for the company that helped develop that and produces the raw material. They donate far more treatments than they sell. An employee of theirs simply asked for help when her Marine son went down in a helicopter training exercise and he had 3rd degree burns over his entire body. They donated the entire set of treatments and afterward he looks like a million bucks and very handsome. The company is Thermo-Fisher Scientific if you want to know more. Love science.
The burn was apparently caused by the toddler pulling a cup of tea his mother was in the process of making down and spilling it all over himself before she could stop him. Never realized how badly that could burn.
That accident is so common and so easy to happen in just one second you don't pay attention! I tried to do the same with my mum's coffee when i was a kid and my mum had so fast reflexes she slapped the cup towards the opposite wall! Cannot imagine how big the damage would be if she didn't react so fast! I didn't burn at all just cried a lot cause i was terrified from her reaction
Load More Replies...Aww, poor kid, looks extremely painful. Such a dramatic difference with the spray on skin. Not something I have heard of before.
That's a stoic little fella, his face in the before picture seems to says 'just a little burnt skin, is all.'
My older brother pulled a red hot gravy boat from the Thanksgiving table into his 2yr old legs and my mother's nylon stocking encased legs. I've seen pictures and this reminds me of it. The burns were similar. Ouch.
Before & After Facial Transplantation
Honestly, if you passed this man on the street post surgery, you would never think he has gone through such an incredible transformation! This one is definitely a success!
He looks so handsome! I have seen facial transplants and the goal is mostly to achieve normalcy. I'm sure this result must have exceeded all expectations!
For anyone who doesn't know, I think they have a bit less movement in their face than one normally would. But man, absolutely life changing this is. It makes me very happy.
While An Adult May Be Able To Use One Prosthetic For A Decade, A Child Will Likely Require Several Prosthetics In That Same Time Period
While there are many downsides to being a double leg amputee, there is one upside. The kid can choose how tall he wants to be.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that hadn't thought about it. But, it makes perfect sense. The things you don't know, you don't know.
Load More Replies...My daughter get's a new wheelchair every 6month (5yo) from health insurance. A car seat, that looks like a giant maxi cosi costs €6.000,-, two headcushions for a buggy (left&right) are €200,-(both not covered from insurence) a bathtub seat is €800,-. That is a crazy niche on the market... Give everybody the chance, to enjoy life as much as possible! Cheers!
I bet this brave little boy has a solid support system, who love(s) him and offer(s) positive encouragement; the right support system makes all the difference on how easily one will adjust to their special situation.
Hopefully the out-grown devices become hand-me-downs to the less fortunate.
“I Work In A Hospital. This Is The Aftermath Of A Trauma. He Lived”
The Surgeons eh..... What about the Ward Clerks,lab techs, paramedics, nurses, x-ray techs, respiratory therapists, all the students......it's not only doctors that saves lives, yet everyone always put them first
Load More Replies...The red flooring hides the sight of all the blood.
Load More Replies...Thanks for pointing that out. It really would take a group effort! Incredible!
Load More Replies...My sister has worked in a urban hospital ER (they call it "Gun and Knife Club") for 30 years. She's seen 100s of people die, but also saved 100s of lives. I don't know how she does it.
I’ve seen this kind of aftermath in an ER trauma room….from the EMT’s, nurses and ER Dr’s right down to the cleanup crew….they all work as a team to save lives…..
Tours of ERs post trauma should be part of curricula. High school or college or prison reform - no idea. But the wake up call is needed.
Post car accident might be enough to dissuade a few from driving under influence. Some of the craziest ED rooms I saw were MVAs
Load More Replies...Everything goes, and it flies everywhere, and then janitorial comes in and gives you the *Look*....
Lightning Strike Survivor
"Cool tattoo, I want one" -"OK,so first you go out in a thunderstorm..."
Well, it's much more painful than to get the tattoo with the traditional way.....
Load More Replies...I know it must have hurt, but damn that’s a pretty scar to have ⚡️☁️🌈♥️
That looks like a tattoo and it is quite beautiful! I wonder if the lighting hit that concentrated area by the shoulder there?
I love seeing these types of scars turned into tattoos. Takes the scarring, whatever or how large it is, and embraces the beauty by tracing the scar and incorporating it into something amazing. All scars are beautiful and evidence of a survivor.
Apart from the scars you have on your knees because you skidded on the grass to much as a kid!!!
Load More Replies...This Is In 1987, Zbigniew Religa After A 23 Hour Heart Transplant, Watching His Patient’s Vital Signs. In The Lower Right Corner, You Can See One Of His Colleagues Who Helped Him With The Surgery Fallen Asleep
There is so much emotion in this picture, despite not being able to see any faces clearly, you can sense the exhaustion, fear, pain, and strength on the surgeons face. You can see the patient has been through a huge trauma, and imagine the fear they and their family must have been going through prior and after this. You can see how the other doctor is exhausted enough to sleep, but can't bring himself to leave the room, his colleague and his patient. There is so much weight to this, a single, still photo. The emotion is literally pouring out of this. That's what I notice, more than what was done where first.
I've seen this photo a few times as it's considered somewhat iconic but I think your words complement it beautifully.
Load More Replies...Professor Zbigniew Religa saved numerous lives as a heart transplantologist. He was bold and tough, had extremely high work ethics. Years later he became the Minister of Health. He died of lung cancer, was a chain smoker. His closest student saved my father’s life in a heart surgery. Same humanity, same sense of public duty.
The effort that surgeons put in for complete strangers is incredible.
I can remember the first heart transplants. At the time they were like something out of science fiction, now they're fairly routine. Gawd, I'm old
Usually not very affected by these, but the fact that he did a surgery that lasted almost a full day and continued to stay up to make sure nothing went wrong, even when everyone else involved had thrown it in is crazy to me.
Mri Scans Of A Boy Born With Only 2% Of His Brain And 2 Years Later. His Brain Regrew To 80% Of Its Intended Size And He Only Suffers From Comparably Small Cognitive Deficits Today
That's awesome and shows how resilient live is. This tissue was there, but compacted by the fluids, while babies who lack the development of the brain to begin with, just can't because of earlier issues. Crazy.
Yes, this is hydrocephalus where the brain doesn’t drain the fluid it produces and pressures the tissue against the skull. Draining the fluid will let the brain closer to its natural size and shape.
Load More Replies...I read the story and you are right, it was hydrocephalus and they got the liquid out through a shunt.
Load More Replies...It's the most complex thing we know of in the visible universe.
Load More Replies...This is not true - the brain did not regrow - it was always there and as Riessie wrote the brain tissue was compacted. This happens in a hydrocephalus - when the fluids can´t exit the brain as usual, there is a built-up of pressure that compacts the brain. If the pressure is relieved, the brain expands.
Frivolous, I know, but after two years his guardian angel is right there in his brain. You can see her!
Bless this kid! Every day, I thank my lucky stars that both my boys are healthy.
Its surprising.what your body can handle. Losing entire organs, you can live with half a liver, 1 kidney or even 1 lung. Ive seen quad amputees who with the help of aids live more active lives than me.
The liver will entirely grow back. That's how they can do live donor liver transplants. The donor's liver will grow back and the recipient will eventually have a complete liver. True! Thank God we have 2 kidneys and just one lung is amazing.
Load More Replies...According To My Doctor I Was The First Person In The World To Receive A 3D Printed Bone In 2014. Without It, I Would Have Lost My Knee
I Had A Brain Tumor Removed, And Now I’m A Bit Absent Minded
My Neurosurgeon nicknamed my 1cm Aneurysm Satan apparently. He said it took him hours to dig down to “hell” aka the bottom of the right brain ventricle and he knew Satan was waiting to pounce if he didn’t clip it off in seconds. That was 11 hours of work and 385k of Surgery ICU and 7 trips to the Angio Lab post surgery on public funded healthcare. Glad I don’t live in the USA
Agreed. It’s good when people can survive something bad and then joke.
Load More Replies...When The Husband Supports His Wife During Childbirth!
Love her smile.... I was supporting my wife twice and it was a great experience
It's a smile that says "I'm never going to let him live this down"
Load More Replies...No offense to men, really, but men are pussies. They go on about how tough they are and getting kicked in the balls, but they really are children when it comes to reproductive stuff and illness. Women be over here having menstrual cramps, giving birth, and having cervical biopsies done with no anesthesia, while my guy friends be scared to put hair removal cream on their balls. Women fainting at blood is such a weird trope, how you think we live 1 week of every month? Men are great at some stuff, but when it comes to slogging through persistent pain, women really are champs.
You think periods are tough? I cut my neck shaving, and it bled for almost two minutes!
Load More Replies...I can only imagine what would happen if men actually went through the pain of childbirth.
Looks like a c-section. We have never been allowed to peek over the curtain, wonder why...
My then husband was with me when I had our son via emergency C-section. He whispered to me 'I can see your insides'. o.O
Load More Replies...Looks like he fainted when he saw the baby! (See the baby in the nurses arms?) Mom's face is the best!
Just going to put it out there that maybe, just maybe it wasn’t the physical stuff that got to him and it was just the over whelming emotion of the situation. Calling men pussies and telling them they are weaker when it comes to dealing with pain is exactly what most people rail against as toxic masculinity, so why is it okay in this post? Come on people you’re better than this!
I think so too because one of the nurses is holding the newborn probably to give to him. He could have been overwhelmed by emotion and exhausted and just lost it for a moment
Load More Replies...This Is Jc Sheitan Tenet, From Lyon, France. He Is A Tattoo Artist Amputee Who Uses A Prosthetic Tattoo Gun At Work!
glad that he didn't let his disability deter him from getting his dream job!
I love the steam punk look of it. It is a nice way to make a cold and sterile prostectic a plus rather than a minus.
Heterochromia Is A Difference In Coloration, Usually Of The Iris But Also Of Hair Or Skin.
Oh my God! She's so beautiful. What a gorgeous and adorable child. She really looks like a doll. She's perfect.
Testing Davinci Surgical Robot On Operation Game
My dad has had 2 Davinci surgeries. Our minds are still completely blown at how amazing this is!
I had one recently-early last month! For just part of the problem.
Load More Replies...OH MY..... I had my gall bladder taken out with one of those. Sure glad I didn't know what it looked like before hand
I had mine taken out this way too. Through the belly button. I knew what it looked like before hand but sometimes I still feel like surgery must've looked a little bit like a scene with one of the machines from the Matrix.
Load More Replies...The DaVinci was used in a surgery that saved my life. Thanks to that surgery, my recovery time was less than a week, without it, I would have spent a minimum of six weeks in the hospital on wound vacs.
Laparoscopic surgery could have accomplished the same thing
Load More Replies...GF had a hysto and removal of all the endometriosis that made it required with this robot. Doctor said if he had his way he'd use nothing else because they can make the room so sterile and the incisions so small.
I had one of those here at a medical educational event for demonstration purposes. It's amazing, especially if operated remotely. TL:DR: THEY DID SURGERY ONA A GRAPE!
In 2017, a surgeon in England performed an appendectomy on someone in Kenya as an experiment. Human surgeons were in the room in case something went wrong due to the delay of bouncing it off a satellite but it was completed successfully by remote. I don't know how common it is now but there's been talk of deploying one to Antarctica. Twice now the only doctor there has had to operate on themself. A Russian removed his own appendix and an American with breast cancer had to cut out part a tumor.
Heart Transplant! Bad Heart Going Out And A New Heart Going In!
On a woman with a healthy weight. I wonder if that's a side effect of her condition (Restrictive cardiomyopathy) or if it's normal.
Load More Replies...There is time for a line up and a photoshoot? I thought things were suppossed to go as quickly as possible when you start swapping parts.
Yeah, I'm also curious how they were able to do this and keep everything sanitary and efficient, especially since you normally need to keep the donor heart beating (there's a machine for it, I forgot what it called) basically until it goes in. If they did a side by side comparison, it's for a reason, so I'm curious
Load More Replies...1} This is 2 years old 2} "Hi! Those are actually my hearts! I will be 1 month post transplant tomorrow ☺️ I was diagnosed when I was 11 years old with restrictive cardiomyopathy. At 23 my heart was barely working on its own so they implanted a pacemaker where I was being paced 24/7. Now at 25 I have a beautiful new heart 🥰 So my heart failed for no other reason than luck of the draw. Luckily besides a s**t heart, I am otherwise a healthy young woman with a beautiful life ahead. You can check out my story on Instagram (handle: a_tempio )"
No way they would put a heart that goes in a patient on a dirty cloth written with a pen.
Quick rinse in the sink, pat dry with a paper towel, add spice rub....oh wait, nope, wrong recipe....
Load More Replies...So... Not to sound dumb but... If they are pictured side by side... Whats keeping the blood pumping in the patient? Or was this a photo edit to show it?
This Is What The Nerves Related To The Teeth Look Like
This really shows why, when you have a toothache, your whole head can develop pains.
Yep. I've had a couple of earaches that actually turned out to be toothache
Load More Replies...That's why when you get local anaesthesia at the dentist for a tooth in your lower jaw, the whole half of your lower jaw goes numb, while for a tooth in the upper jaw the anaesthesia is much more localized.
I had Trigeminal neuralgia once upon a painful time. The big nerve going to the jaw just gets locked into sending pain impulses. Felt like having an ice pick driven through my jaw. Would not wish it on anyone. I was very lucky in that it did eventually go away.
I've had TN for 5 years (I get excruciating electrical shocks from my jaw to above my eyebrow) and we can get rest periods that can last for a few days to years but it never goes away (even if you had surgery it can come back). Just be careful, it could surprise you and decide that HEY, today is a good day to come back. I'm lucky medication works even though I've had to change them 3 times (if this one stops working its surgery for me).
Load More Replies...Cool fact. One way of amateur testing if a fossil you have is real or fake (resin) is to touch it with your teeth. The nerves are sensitive enough to be able to tell the difference in hardness from just a light touch. You can try it. Touch your tooth to something solid and plastic like lego (dont bite, just gently touch) and a rock.
I have Trigeminal and glossopharangeal neuralgias, and I have felt the pain that most of those nerves can carry into your teeth, face, and otherwise! Fun stuff!
I suffered excruciating dental pain all my life, basically from untreated tooth grinding that cracked the enamel on my teeth, even though I brushed & flossed I still got cavities. I was a tooth grinder from the time I first got my teeth as an infant, and in later childhood, would wake my mom up crying in my sleep whenever I had a toothache. Got dentures in 2014 after half my teeth were gone, & my overall health improved 100%. Weirdly enough, I still get phantom pain in my jaw every now & then.
I’m so sorry! I am very glad you are doing better now, though!
Load More Replies...Doctors Find 27 Contact Lenses Stuck In 67-Year-Old Woman’s Eye
Maybe she didn’t and that’s why this happened.
Load More Replies...Fortunately for the 67-year-old woman, doctors preparing her for routine cataract surgery discovered the source and removed it. The woman’s eye had become home to a hard, bluish mass of 27 contact lenses held together by mucus. The lump the medical team discovered was composed of 17 contact lenses, and on further examination, they found 10 more. http://journal.medizzy.com/doctors-find-27-contact-lenses-stuck-in-67-year-old-womans-eye/
I work in Ophthalmology and the number of folks who do this kind of stuff is legion. Corneal abrasions everywhere - don't sleep in your contacts!
Cannot imagine how is that possible without the person noticing... one contact is pretty annoying after a few hours let alone 27 for probably years!
Dementia, brain disorder, and it's amazing what people do. It's crazy.
Load More Replies...I also wonder how her eye doctors didn't notice. You have to have an exam every year to get new contacts so I can't see how she never saw the doctor in all those years
Depends on where you live. We don't have that requirement here. In fact, you can just buy contacts online, without prescription, so you can put as many in your eyes as fit.
Load More Replies...With each stuck contact her vision kept improving, lol.
Load More Replies...As a contact lens wearer, I cannot understand how she could manage to get that many in. Just putting a contact lens upside down or inside out is bad enough. However, nothing can compare to the feeling of a fresh brand new pair of lenses. Bliss.
How did this get missed in the optometrist appointments for her new lenses? Or were they just mindlessly sending them out to her without requiring any checkups???
The Difference Jaw Surgery And Rhinoplasty Made On This Woman
It does change someone totally, not sure what to think of it. She's pretty before and after.
I'm betting the jaw surgery wasn't purely cosmetic though. She has an underbite in the first image which affects eating and speaking, and also leads to tooth damage/misalignment.
Load More Replies...i have to get a similar surgery eventually, since my lower jaw is too big, but im a little scared about it. this makes me feel better about it
Good luck! I hope it goes smoothly and I hope your quality of life improves as much as you're hoping for
Load More Replies...I think it is the lighting - her hair colour and eye colour look different - but if you look at the eyebrows, they have the same shape.
Load More Replies...My cousin had similar surgery on her jaw, she'd been told if she didn't have it, it would cause her problems in later life
If she's happy and more comfortable, great. I hope she did this of her own choice or medical need though instead of because of pressure to like some mythical ideal.
She has a under bite in the first picture. It can effect eating and talking, so it was medical.
Load More Replies...Her self confidence must be a lot better, ultimately hating yourself can lead to a lot of internal pain. Yes, you can learn to love yourself, but humans are cruel. Be the best version of you. It looks natural, and not OTT like some plastic surgery. that's why I think she did it for her, and not for society.
I totally agree! It looks like she had a severe under-bite which can cause difficulty with eating and talking as she ages. Sometimes plastic surgery can be a decision recommended by skilled medical providers to help improve someone's quality of life.
Load More Replies...My wife had jaw surgery when she was younger. Her jaw was crooked, and overly developed. They basically peeled the skin off of her lower face, planed the jaw down, broke it and reset it. She had to have her jaw wired shut for weeks, and the wires to do that ran from her jaw, and through her eye sockets. She said the weirdest part was when they removed the wires - she could feel them running through her skull, face, and eyes.
It takes one helluva jaw surgeon and plastic surgeon to do this kind of beautiful job. Believe it or not, noses are very difficult to do well.
This Is What An Eye Looks Like After Keratoprosthesis: A Surgical Procedure Where A Diseased Cornea Is Replaced With An Artificial Cornea
If you ever need another one, request the polka dots!
Load More Replies...Exactly what I thought. I'd never want to look at my eye again.
Load More Replies...Corneal transplants pioneered by Sir Ben Ryecroft, a neighbour of mine in England when I was a child.
I forgot to add that Sir Ben's son (apologies for the spurious 'e' in Ben's surname), Peter Rycroft, carried on the 'family business' after Sir Ben's death. Tragically, Peter died in a car accident in January 1968. He was as brilliant as his father. I remember him well. Sir Ben was my brother's godfather.
Load More Replies...My late son's corneas were harvested and transplanted. Nice to think a bit of him is still giving sight.
I think it looks awesome! And they ought to make them in purple!
Load More Replies...Vintage Nurses Give Jaundiced Babies Some Sunshine Treatment
they probably didn't have much of a degree- I'm betting they were more like cpr/first aid certified babysitters in the children's ward
Load More Replies...my grandson was born 6 wks premature and, surprisingly, no problems with lung development. but, he was extremely jaundiced. when they got him home they were told to expose him to sunlight as often as possible. too bad it was in the days before cell phones as my son would hold him up like that scene in the lion king.
All my kids were extremely jaundiced. They gave a light-theraphy in the hospital.
Load More Replies...I think they made a mistake with this one. Sunlight is only useful for treating jaundice in newborns, I can't see any newborns here.
Exactly, jaundice is in the first weeks after birth. These kids are much bigger. Maybe thet took those kids outside for VitD therapy?
Load More Replies...This Condition Is Called Mirror Hand Syndrome, Less Than 100 Cases Have Ever Been Diagnosed And The Cause Is Still Unknown
"I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have EIGHT fingers on your right hand?" - Inigo Montoya
The developmental path is quite well-known though -- lots of chicken experiments do this, you express Gfp in the polarizing region during development and it (almost) doubles their 'hands' just like this. So it's clear how this develops once an error occurs, if not what caused the error.
Cool. Thanks for the info, going to look this up.
Load More Replies...I imagine it would be difficult to actually do so many things though
Fully Inflated Horse Lungs
And I was surprised the first time I saw human lungs... I thought they would be bigger!
Load More Replies...I will never forget the time my teacher inflated a pair of lungs (don't remember from what animal) in front of us kids in class and it was kind of cool but she didn't stop soon enough so they... went pop 😅 They literally burst and actually, so did us kids (out laughing in confusion 🤔) .
Inside natures giants is an amazing documentary where they necropsy big animals for med students and went and filmed it, it includes a horse, lion, giraffe and even a sperm whale. If you find this interesting and arent squeamish give it a look, its mind blowing.
Thanks for the recommendation-what is the documentary called? I am very interested
Load More Replies...Some horses will "blow up" when tightening the girth, now I get how this is so effective
Oh yeah. Tighten as far as you can. Then wait 5 minutes. Huh? Where did all this slack come from. Was drilled into me. Tighten saddle warm up, then retighten before mounting. But also let it out if you dismount for any length of time. I imagine they feel about it kinda same way as women feel about bras....
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