Poll of the Day > Man loses penis to blood infection, doctors build him a new one on his arm

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This is wild. Also, I hope I never get a blood infection. Yikes.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/man-penis-infection-arm

A British man who lost his penis to a severe blood infection now has a new one built on his arm.

Malcolm MacDonald, whose surgeons were able to add an extra two inches to his manhood, is now awaiting final surgery to transfer it to its rightful place, reports say.

The 45-year-old had a perineum infection that worsened into sepsis, and soon he saw his fingers, toes and penis turn black, according to a report by The Sun. He was completely gutted when his penis fell off in 2014, though his testicles were still intact, the outlet wrote.

He reportedly nicknamed the appendage Jimmy and can now find the humor in the situation while he awaits the final procedure.

Of course it is mad having a penis on your arm, MacDonald told the outlet. Not even I am used to it. But when you think about it, its actually amazing."
Professor David Ralph at Londons University College Hospital has expertise in penile reconstruction and built MacDonalds new penis out of a skin graft from his left arm, The Sun wrote. A tube and a hand pump are said to allow for a mechanical erection.

The man already has two children so he wasn't concerned about fertility issues, the outlet wrote.

It was always more about my self-confidence and simple things like using the loo," MacDonald told The Sun.

When MacDonald was due for the operation to transfer the new penis to the groin area, he was reportedly unwell and it was pushed to a later date. The coronavirus pandemic further added to the delays.

The man hopes to have the final surgery by the end of the year, he said.

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Bonus point for the extra inches they gave him

Somehow Im disappointed there werent photos.

Cacciato posted...

Somehow Im disappointed there werent photos.

I searched for some, couldn't find any that weren't blurred.

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Will he be functional?

And what if he wears short sleeve shirts... is that considered indecent exposure?

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HornedLion posted...

Will he be functional?

And what if he wears short sleeve shirts... is that considered indecent exposure?

doubtful... I mean that's a completely different kind of tissue. I'm pretty sure it's just supposed to be a non-functional replacement so he can feel normal again

Fuck! Hes 27??

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ReggieTheReckless posted...

doubtful... I mean that's a completely different kind of tissue. I'm pretty sure it's just supposed to be a non-functional replacement so he can feel normal again

Damn that sucks.

You better believe that if I lost my penis Id either become:

A) The worlds richest man

B) Overweight and depressed

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FatalAccident posted...

Fuck! Hes 27??

Losing your dick ages you

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Far-Queue posted...

Losing your dick ages you

Says in the article he's 45, though

I don't know why but I can't delete messages on Duckduckgo so fuck it I'm leaving this up and not editing like I intended

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Far-Queue posted...

Says in the article he's 45, though

My bad I saw a hyperlink in the middle of the article and I thought it was a caption for the dudes pic lol

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Oh yeah those links are annoying.

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Interesting stuff.

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Hentai is bleeding over into real life..

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so

they're giving him a tube and a pump to get an erection

so it's purely for show, then, right? like will he actually have any feelings in this new penis?

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Far-Queue posted...

He was completely gutted when his penis fell off in 2014

this gave me a good chuckle irl

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Sepsis is fucking terrifying and almost nobody ever talks about it. It kills millions of people every year. It kills more than lung, breast, and prostate cancer combined each year.

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faramir77 posted...

Sepsis is fucking terrifying and almost nobody ever talks about it. It kills millions of people every year. It kills more than lung, breast, and prostate cancer combined each year.

I mean dying is scary and all but imagine your fucking dick falling off that's true horror

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Far-Queue posted...

I mean dying is scary and all but imagine your fucking dick falling off that's true horror

Amen brother

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Basically the exact same thing as a ftm reassignment surgery, though in that case, I've never heard of it being on the arm for any length of time. Usually they just graft it from there.

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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

Basically the exact same thing as a ftm reassignment surgery, though in that case, I've never heard of it being on the arm for any length of time. Usually they just graft it from there.

I've usually heard about grafting from the thigh for that tbh.

ChaosAzeroth posted...

I've usually heard about grafting from the thigh for that tbh.

They do it either way, but I think it's more common for the arm.

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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

They do it either way, but I think it's more common for the arm.

Huh all my looking into it had said thigh.

Well shit. That's a huge complication on top of a thousand.

Poor guy. I don't know how much good that'll do him? I mean he'll probably be using a catheter and bag to pee for the rest of his life regardless. I don't think you can replace things like that.

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Lil_Bit83 posted...

Poor guy. I don't know how much good that'll do him? I mean he'll probably be using a catheter and bag to pee for the rest of his life regardless. I don't think you can replace things like that.

I mean FtM reassignment surgery apparently results in one that can be peed out of. A completely newly created member can be used to pee.

ChaosAzeroth posted...

I mean FtM reassignment surgery apparently results in one that can be peed out of. A completely newly created member can be used to pee.

It's fucking unreal that we can do this but we can't fix much more seemingly simple shit like arthritis or baldness.

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those are in no way more simple than making a fake dong and extending a urethra

Far-Queue posted...

When MacDonald was due for the operation to transfer the new penis to the groin area

It's a relief to know they realised the job wasn't quite finished.

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ReggieTheReckless posted...

those are in no way more simple than making a fake dong and extending a urethra

Apparently, given that there aren't fixes for them yet.

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I read about a similar case years ago.

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faramir77 posted...

It's fucking unreal that we can do this but we can't fix much more seemingly simple shit like arthritis or baldness.

I'm not sure arthritis is simple honestly. They're just constructing a rudimentary phallus and attaching.

It's a toss up still if there will be nerve damage when they do stuff like that and those can't get an unassisted erection. They're actually super rudimentary honestly.

Better than nothing, but far from the basic 'birth package'.

Feel bad for the dude, honestly. This is a pyrrhic victory at best.

ReggieTheReckless posted...

those are in no way more simple than making a fake dong and extending a urethra

Yeah but the difference is your taking what's already there and reshaping it. Not completely replicating what nature made from scratch that was destroyed. Its the reason prosethetic limbs are made from synthetic materials if say, you lost your leg stepping on a land mine.

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