[lyndyloo]

Hemicorporectomy, also called translumbar amputation, is a rare operation that removes the lower body, including the lumbar spine and spinal cord, pelvic bones and contents, legs and external genitalia. The procedure is used for conditions including locally advanced pelvic tumors, complex pressure ulcers, severe pelvic trauma and pelvic bone infection. It requires diversion of both stool and urine through surgically created openings.

The operation was described in 1950 and first performed around 1960. The first long-term survivor underwent surgery in 1961. Rehabilitation can include wheelchair use and a basket-socket prosthesis that supports the remaining torso. Some patients learn to walk with a walker and regain greater independence in daily activities.

[Ghost]

Holy shit, that's one of the most graphic thing's I've seen in ages, oustanding postage

[Faline]

Great post lynd

Fuck me what a life changer as well..he seems happier

[mitzy_69]

wow! how extreme is that? i hope his life is much better now than it was before

[hayleylsl]

I love these kind of pictures. I see he has a stoma but still not being able to piss, or w*nk must cheese him off.

[kadava]

Yo bravo on the post. Good Find. Love the last pic of dude standing on his hands in flip flops So Dope!

[collaredgirl65]

Originally Posted by Kelly ↗

Great post lynd

Fuck me what a life changer as well..he seems happier

He looks so much happier. Probably got rid of a lot of pain and hassles. If his legs were useless anyways, it was probably hard to get around and to even move himself. And those sores were just too bad. At least now he has some quality of life.


Awesome post

[rob1nson]

I wonder if he had to buy a grave for that part of his body.
Something like :
John Doe
born 1978
lower part 2010 - upper part ____

Or it's just biomedical waste.

[Frank_Furter]

Shit. And I thought a hemi-pelvectomy was bad...

[GODREKR]

Ha! And I was about to post this too. Great minds think alike. Or find the same shit.