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Title: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Budluv on February 03, 2009, 12:21:45 PM
BALTIMORE – Surgeons removed a woman's kidney through her vagina so she could give it to her ailing niece, an unusual operation they hope will encourage others to donate because it reduces pain, scarring and recovery time. Doctors at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine said donor Kimberly Johnson, 48, and her niece, Jennifer Gilbert, 23, were both doing well following operations Thursday.

Full Story.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_he_me/med_vaginal_kidney_removal

Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: kellyt on February 03, 2009, 12:28:39 PM
Reduces pain?   Freaking male doctors...       ;)
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Romona on February 03, 2009, 01:11:45 PM
Wow!
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Dan.Larrabee on February 03, 2009, 06:41:27 PM
Yeah, I am sure my sister would donate now. You got to be kidding..
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Zach on February 03, 2009, 08:50:44 PM
Didn't okarol post this before?

8)
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: okarol on February 03, 2009, 10:11:16 PM
Didn't okarol post this before?

8)

Yessir - I did, but no one but you reads them.  :banghead;
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: rose1999 on February 03, 2009, 11:28:38 PM
I read them Karol and I always think how good it is of you to spend so much time finding all these articles for us all  and that we ought to say thank you.  So THANK YOU  :thx; Karol  ;)
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Dan.Larrabee on February 04, 2009, 12:19:22 AM
I plead innocence, I’m still a Newbie.. :bow;
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: pelagia on February 04, 2009, 03:14:49 AM
Didn't okarol post this before?

8)

Yessir - I did, but no one but you reads them.  :banghead;

I always read them too! Have to keep my information current. ;D
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Rerun on February 04, 2009, 06:29:39 AM
We should make a rule that anyone wanting to post a news article has to go through Okarol.  That would save duplications.
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: paul.karen on February 04, 2009, 06:35:21 AM
:-(
I read them as well Okarol.
But i dont reply to them all.

Look at how many times they been viewed, Your work is appreciated. :waving;
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Chris on February 04, 2009, 06:41:24 AM
Didn't okarol post this before?

8)

Yessir - I did, but no one but you reads them.  :banghead;

I refute your reality and subject you to my own!

I read as many of your post as I can. Some I just don't have a comment for. I do enjoy your post.
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: monrein on February 04, 2009, 06:56:30 AM
Karol, I read all those articles you post.  Not always completely thoroughly but read them I do.  Thanks for all of them.
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: okarol on February 04, 2009, 08:20:19 AM

Ha! Ok, I may have over reacted hehehe  ::)

Thanks - I glad to hear from those of you who are reading them!

If anyone wants to avoid duplications - use the search feature.

Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: kitkatz on February 04, 2009, 03:46:06 PM
Even I am reading some of the news articles.  Hehehe!  :2thumbsup;
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Chris on February 04, 2009, 11:57:33 PM
Everytime I see this in my inbox, I just gotta go eeewwww that's gotta hurt or leave a mark (depending on which movie). That's just ain't right to do it like that. What's next, something for the guys to be pulling something out of their rear? And NO not our heads, they were never there, well most of us anyway! :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: G-Ma on February 05, 2009, 03:28:50 AM
Okarol....I considered myself a read a holic for years...anything I put my hands on.  Now I just have to take more time since reading is difficult, but I do read everything I find on here.  Thank you.
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: JeffKinzer on February 06, 2009, 12:17:28 PM
I told my wife about this, she instantly grimmaced, then thought out loud, wait I gave birth to 3 children, a kidney shouldnt be to big a deal...


(shrug)
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Ang on February 06, 2009, 05:16:55 PM
next  they'll  be  pulling  kidneys  out  of  your  ear :urcrazy;
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Chris on February 06, 2009, 08:48:50 PM
next  they'll  be  pulling  kidneys  out  of  your  ear :urcrazy;

In that case they better have tried the rear exit only first then.  :rofl; ??? ::)
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: nursewratchet on February 07, 2009, 06:37:26 AM
But children had adirect path through the vagina.  The kidney is kind of out of reach I would think.  OUCH!
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: Chris on February 08, 2009, 05:34:03 PM
Plus an incision inside still has to be made to get to the kidney and artery. I can see this for vanity sake, but health risk maybe more, not sure.
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: okarol on February 08, 2009, 09:51:42 PM

One headline said "Birth of a Kidney"   ::)
Title: Re: Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
Post by: nursewratchet on February 09, 2009, 06:23:44 AM
How funny!!! :rofl;