Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted January 11, 2022 First ever recipient of an animals heart. Modern medicine at its finest. Guess they saved his bacon. I wonder how long he's got now. Wasn't famous before the operation, but confident he'll get a QO when he dies. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ali 20 Posted January 11, 2022 My guess is that he will last only a month 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted January 11, 2022 Definitely not gonna make it 2023 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 445 Posted January 11, 2022 Meh. Trichinosis doesn’t usually kill you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
six feet blunder 161 Posted January 11, 2022 Wonder if he will develop a craving for pork scratchings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,715 Posted January 11, 2022 Two weeks or less. I don't think this will work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted January 11, 2022 Really? I'd have given him 6 months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted January 11, 2022 Hah, you were faster. I find this whole story somehow wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted January 11, 2022 If it's the heart of a mouse I give him 2 hours... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted January 11, 2022 At least he has already outlived South Park's Kenny: 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted January 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Hell said: Definitely not gonna make it 2023 If he does, I'm sure he can have the number 50 position. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,046 Posted January 11, 2022 At this stade, the fact that his body didn’t rejected the heart and that he hasn’t died yet is already amazing ! If he lasts more than a month, which I don’t think will happen, he’d be a great addition to the immortals thread as the first man to live with an animal heart ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,410 Posted January 11, 2022 I noticed there are no pictures of him after the transplant (the picture of him with the doctor was before). The surgery being "successful" after 3 days doesn't say much, aside from the fact that the heart hasn't stopped or been rejected straight away. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Paul Bearer said: If he does, I'm sure he can have the number 50 position. Surely he's famous only for being ill? Therefore he could not be considered for the DL. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted January 12, 2022 4 hours ago, gcreptile said: At least he has already outlived South Park's Kenny: Of all the SP references, the episode where they rip on Honey Boo Boo (and she gets a pig heart transplant) is definitely the most apt here 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,086 Posted January 12, 2022 A heart is just a mechanism to pump out blood etc. Don't see why it wouldn't work. Now if he had a brain transplant and got a pig's brain, that would be something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted January 12, 2022 6 hours ago, Windsor said: Surely he's famous only for being ill? Therefore he could not be considered for the DL. Good point. However, we had Bill Gates dad on the list and apart from being Bill Gates dad, I don't know what he was famous for. Having said that, he's a famous first. One for the committee to decide on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideik 236 Posted January 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Youth in Asia said: A heart is just a mechanism to pump out blood etc. Don't see why it wouldn't work. Now if he had a brain transplant and got a pig's brain, that would be something. That's a philosophical dilemma, if he had a brain transplant we could say that actually it was the pig that had a transplant of his entire body... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted January 15, 2022 Found guilty of stabbing someone in 1988 leaving his victim paralysed. I'll try to post the BBC news link. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,046 Posted January 15, 2022 55 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said: Found guilty of stabbing someone in 1988 leaving his victim paralysed. I'll try to post the BBC news link. There’s a joke somewhere, can’t find it but I think it would be really fun. Weird though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted February 7, 2022 They are calling it a great success that he's lived longer than the first human heart recipient. It's already a month. Sounds like they expect him to die any day though. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted March 9, 2022 Dead, according to BBC Breaking News alert on my phone. EDIT: The Sun. New York Times. USA Today. 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted March 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Dead, according to BBC Breaking News alert on my phone. EDIT: The Sun. New York Times. USA Today. Damn, how could anybody has seen that getting an animal’s heart isn’t a good sign of longevity 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted March 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Damn, how could anybody has seen that getting an animal’s heart isn’t a good sign of longevity Indeed. Though he was told it would be a complete shot in the dark, and he chose to go along with it anyway. Still, he lasted for 2 months. In 1964 they tried the same procedure with a chimpanzee heart, and the patient died within hours. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted March 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Damn, how could anybody has seen that getting an animal’s heart isn’t a good sign of longevity Well you say that - a lot of lessons will be learned by the doctors off this as it's almost impossible to get human guinea pigs for this sort of thing. I would not be surprised if this surgery becomes mildly successful by the time I hit pensionable age. I'll take Percy Pig's ticker, please! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
