US: New penis recipient looks forward to being a 'complete' man

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New penis recipient looks forward to being a 'complete' man
By PHILIP MARCELO

BOSTON (AP) — The recipient of the nation's first penis transplant says he is looking forward to walking out of the hospital a "complete" man.

"There is no doubt in my mind that everything is going to work. And I mean everything," 64-year-old Thomas Manning said Wednesday with a grin as he continued to recover at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital. "You can interpret that any way you wish."

Seated by a window overlooking the Charles River, Manning was upbeat and chatty after undergoing the 15-hour operation last week.

The former Halifax, Massachusetts, bank courier whose organ was amputated after he was diagnosed with penile cancer in 2012 has been ambling around his room with a walker and said he doesn't feel any pain.


He has taken a few peeks under the gauze covering his new penis, which was taken from a deceased donor, and the swelling and discoloration appear to be diminishing. He said he believes the nerves are even starting to reconnect.

"I just can feel like movement and life in it already," Manning said. "I feel that we belong together."

Manning is just the third man in the world to receive a new penis, following transplants in South Africa in 2014 and China in 2005.

The South African patient remains healthy and was able to father a child, though the baby was stillborn. The Chinese man, however, had his new penis removed weeks later because he said it made him and his wife uncomfortable.

The revolutionary procedure could give hope to cancer survivors, accident victims and maimed soldiers. It could also benefit transgender people.

Manning's doctors said in announcing the operation on Monday that they hoped to release him sometime this week. But Manning said he will stay and undergo largely cosmetic surgery on Monday to improve the organ's appearance.

"They're in no rush, and I'm in no rush," Manning said. "Let's get this done right."

He vowed: "I'm going to walk out of here complete."

Doctors said that it will be a few more weeks before Manning can urinate normally and that sexual function is farther down the line. But reproduction is not possible since Manning didn't receive new testes.

As for the prospects of having a sex life again, Manning, who is single, never married and has no children, said: "When it happens it happens. I don't have to push it. I hope to be around for another 20 or 30 years. Will it still be working by then? I sure hope so."

Manning's penile cancer was discovered after a workplace accident in which he slipped on ice. Doctors told him they needed to take aggressive action to save his life.

"Part of me was really devastated," Manning said. "I didn't feel like less of a man, but I went through my own version of hell."

He said he had been asking his doctor almost ever since to put him on the short list for a transplant.

"I would have went to the moon for this," Manning said. "I mean, why not? They cut my penis off, and I wanted it back. It's not that complicated."

But Manning said he never hesitated about going public.

"The bottom line is you can't worry about what other people think. You've got to get on with your life," he said. "I happen to be the first person to receive a penis transplant. What's the big deal?"

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-- (c) Associated Press 2016-05-19

[ggt]

Hey if this becomes mainstream...then all you old farts can get a new model before the warranty expires on the one you now have...

[LukKrueng]

Hey if this becomes mainstream...then all you old farts can get a new model before the warranty expires on the one you now have...

by the time it becomes mainstream you might be an old fart in need for a new one yourself

[Emster23]

"... his new penis, which was taken from a deceased donor,..." Well, that's a relief to now. Guess he could have bought a "fresh one" from China, but wrong size?

""There is no doubt in my mind that everything is going to work. And I mean everything," 64-year-old Thomas Manning" I can see an opportunity for TAT here, all expense paid trip here to "help speed his recovery". I could use a new one, combination of burnt out and rusted out, shoots mainly gravel and smoke.

[Skeptic7]

"When it happens it happens. I don't have to push it..."

Actually he will have to push it...at least a little! ;-D

[Kabula]

Considering his age, 64, perhaps he should have considered the upsell of a new heart, and arteries to make sure the new, Mr. Happier, works!

Hopefully, a Viagra will not cause a structural collapse.

He probably should wait awhile before coming to Pattaya.

[Fookhaht]

Jeesh...two accounts of penile cancer on TV within a week (while uncomfortably readjusting pants crotch...).

[Familyaffairs]

Could be a thriving export business for Thailand what with all the sex change procedures taking place....

[Fookhaht]

Could be a thriving export business for Thailand....

Have to first retrieve 'em from the ducks.

[cruisemonkey]

As a donor, it's the one part of me I would like to see live on.

As a recipient, I couldn't help but think - Where has this been?

[Somtamnication]

Come to Thailand, my good man.

[northernphil]

" I feel that we belong together " What a knob !

[Fookhaht]

" I feel that we belong together " What a knob !

Homoerotic or what?

[Credo]

One of the important questions that needs to be asked is what bathroom was he required to use before the transplant?

[mrwebb8825]

How excited could someone really get knowing their giving a complete stranger a handjob every time they get excited in private.

[GOLDBUGGY]

Hey if this becomes mainstream...then all you old farts can get a new model before the warranty expires on the one you now have...

Good Idea except the only place where you can buy body parts now, are from China, and I already have one like that now.

But when they do go up for sale in Africa, like Nigeria, I might buy a couple and keep one in the frig as a spare.

[ggt]

Hey if this becomes mainstream...then all you old farts can get a new model before the warranty expires on the one you now have...

Good Idea except the only place where you can buy body parts now, are from China, and I already have one like that now.

But when they do go up for sale in Africa, like Nigeria, I might buy a couple and keep one in the frig as a spare.

Had a gf that use to let me know her Chinese boyfriend was well-endowed...

She would hold her right arm out...and use the left to touch her right elbow...showing me the measurement...

I realize it was a lost cause between her and me...as I had to tie a garbage can lid to my butt to keep from falling in..,

All things in moderation...