Dave had his entire right arm amputated...

looking glass spectacle · 07.22.2009, 12:48 PM

... at the shoulder and we surgically reattached it immediately behind my right pectoral muscle.

BME: Wow. If I wasn't looking at it right now I'd never believe it. How was the procedure done?

DAVE: Obviously there was no clinic willing to do a procedure like this (we didn't even bother to ask), so we had to do it all under local anaesthesia since we simply didn't have the facilities to safely administer general anaesthesia. We had a group of two practitioners and two assistants working on us. First we elevated my arm and using an Ace bandage we slowly squeezed all of the blood out of it. Then we tourniquetted as high up on the shoulder it could be, and injected lidocaine into the exsanguinated veins. Almost immediately there was no feeling whatsoever. An amputation knife cut through the skin and muscles, and a bone saw did the final removal. Bleeders were ligated and the wound was cleaned up. This entire part of the procedure took about forty minutes.

RYAN: At the same time as Dave was being worked on, the other practitioner and his assistant prepared the attachment site on my chest. Veins and arteries were spliced to supply blood to Dave's arm and the skin and some of the subcutaneous tissue was peeled up to merge as smoothly as possible. Luckily the healing went smoothly. The transplant healed up in about a month, as did Dave's stump.

http://www.bmezine.com/news/people/A10101/addsub/

floatingslowly · 07.22.2009, 12:58 PM

BME: What modifications does the future hold for you two?
DAVE: We've got some genital work planned that's pretty exciting. As soon as it happens we'll be sure to update BME readers with some photos.

WUT?

davenotdead · 07.22.2009, 01:18 PM

Sonic Youth 37 · 07.22.2009, 01:18 PM

This is dumbest fucking thing I've ever read.

automatic bzooty · 07.22.2009, 01:30 PM

wtf. [i]why[i]?

floatingslowly · 07.22.2009, 01:36 PM

z. beeblebroxian complexus.

pbradley · 07.22.2009, 01:43 PM

A third immobile ampendage hanging from my side! What I've always wanted!

terriblecanyons · 07.22.2009, 01:49 PM

He's probably going to have another "third leg" attached, if you know what I mean...

ploesj · 07.22.2009, 02:04 PM

huh? no way.

PAULYBEE2656 · 07.22.2009, 02:07 PM

he is 'armless..wouldnt hurt a fly...

always there to lend a hand.....

he will give you the cold shoulder....

etc etc etc

Glice · 07.22.2009, 02:27 PM

Brilliant!

davenotdead · 07.22.2009, 02:33 PM

i think this is going to catch one once tattoos/piercings become passe .

i want someone else's back implanted onto my back

Lamont Cranston · 07.22.2009, 02:40 PM

I hope neither of them is planning on being a gynaecologist.

SYRFox · 07.22.2009, 02:40 PM

when i saw this thread on the index and that "davenotdead" was the last user replying to it i thought our dave had been amputated and one of his friends had posted on here to inform us that he wouldn't be able to post on the internet anymore. i was like "what the fuck"
but reading the actual thread i was actually even more like "what the fuck"

davenotdead · 07.22.2009, 02:43 PM

hahaha

Shifty Prophet · 07.22.2009, 02:59 PM

YOU MEAN SOME DUDE ACTUALLY GOT A THIRD ARM FOR THAT BITCH!

ploesj · 07.22.2009, 03:09 PM

now he has to get custom-made clothing with three sleeves.

i just pictured his grandmother knitting him a sweater.

Zombie Robot · 07.22.2009, 03:24 PM

bloody brilliant. i luv this thread.

demonrail666 · 07.22.2009, 03:58 PM

whatever happened to a simple earring and 'mum' tattoo?

godsfavoritedog · 07.22.2009, 04:04 PM

What is this exciting "genital work" he's planning ... an amputated dick grafted onto his forehead? It would definitely suit him.

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looking glass spectacle 100% Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 591	... at the shoulder and we surgically reattached it immediately behind my right pectoral muscle. BME: Wow. If I wasn't looking at it right now I'd never believe it. How was the procedure done? DAVE: Obviously there was no clinic willing to do a procedure like this (we didn't even bother to ask), so we had to do it all under local anaesthesia since we simply didn't have the facilities to safely administer general anaesthesia. We had a group of two practitioners and two assistants working on us. First we elevated my arm and using an Ace bandage we slowly squeezed all of the blood out of it. Then we tourniquetted as high up on the shoulder it could be, and injected lidocaine into the exsanguinated veins. Almost immediately there was no feeling whatsoever. An amputation knife cut through the skin and muscles, and a bone saw did the final removal. Bleeders were ligated and the wound was cleaned up. This entire part of the procedure took about forty minutes. RYAN: At the same time as Dave was being worked on, the other practitioner and his assistant prepared the attachment site on my chest. Veins and arteries were spliced to supply blood to Dave's arm and the skin and some of the subcutaneous tissue was peeled up to merge as smoothly as possible. Luckily the healing went smoothly. The transplant healed up in about a month, as did Dave's stump. http://www.bmezine.com/news/people/A10101/addsub/ __________________
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	BME: What modifications does the future hold for you two? DAVE: We've got some genital work planned that's pretty exciting. As soon as it happens we'll be sure to update BME readers with some photos. WUT?
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	This is dumbest fucking thing I've ever read. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	z. beeblebroxian complexus.
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terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	He's probably going to have another "third leg" attached, if you know what I mean...
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PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	he is 'armless..wouldnt hurt a fly... always there to lend a hand..... he will give you the cold shoulder.... etc etc etc __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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davenotdead invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,784	i think this is going to catch one once tattoos/piercings become passe . i want someone else's back implanted onto my back __________________
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Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	I hope neither of them is planning on being a gynaecologist. __________________ This is how it will all end: not with floods, earthquakes, falling comets or gigantic crabs roaming the Earth. No, doomsday will start simply out of indifference.
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SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	when i saw this thread on the index and that "davenotdead" was the last user replying to it i thought our dave had been amputated and one of his friends had posted on here to inform us that he wouldn't be able to post on the internet anymore. i was like "what the fuck" but reading the actual thread i was actually even more like "what the fuck"
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Shifty Prophet 100% Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Posts: 725	*YOU MEAN SOME DUDE ACTUALLY* GOT A THIRD ARM FOR THAT BITCH!**
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Zombie Robot expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dead Space Posts: 1,304	bloody brilliant. i luv this thread. __________________ "Seductive. Voluptuous. Ravenous. Beware of the Zombie Robot -- Creature that roams the night breaking men's hearts and then eats their brains for breakfast!"
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	whatever happened to a simple earring and 'mum' tattoo?
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