{"id":453193,"date":"2022-05-26T17:42:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dad-receives-worlds-first-double-hand-transplant\/"},"modified":"2022-05-26T17:42:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:42:47","slug":"dad-receives-worlds-first-double-hand-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dad-receives-worlds-first-double-hand-transplant\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dad receives &#8216;world&#8217;s first&#8217; double hand transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b75d4654c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b75d4654c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dad-receives-worlds-first-double-hand-transplant\/#%E2%80%9CDad_receives_%E2%80%98worlds_first_double_hand_transplant%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Dad receives &#8216;world&#8217;s first&#8217; double hand transplant&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDad_receives_%E2%80%98worlds_first_double_hand_transplant%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Dad receives &#8216;world&#8217;s first&#8217; double hand transplant&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A dad who lost the use of his hands to a rare disease has had them replaced in a world-first operation.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Gallagher, 48, suffered scleroderma, a condition where the skin hardens and tightens.<\/p>\n<p>He was in horrendous pain as his fingers and hands started curling into fists, leaving him unable to pick things up or even get dressed.<\/p>\n<p>After a double hand transplant in December dad-of-three Steven can now stroke his dog, turn on a tap and fill a glass of water.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-hour op using a donor\u2019s hands is believed to be a world-first for someone with scleroderma.<\/p>\n<p>Steven said: \u201cThese hands are amazing. From the moment I woke up from the operation, I could move them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has given me a new lease of life. The pain before the operation was horrendous, I was on so much pain relief it was unbelievable but now I\u2019ve no pain at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Scot, of Dreghorn,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/where\/ayrshire\/\">North Ayrshire<\/a>, was diagnosed with scleroderma 13 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The autoimmune disease causes scarring of the skin and internal organs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-23.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Steven Gallagher is the first person in the world to have a double hand transplant after suffering from the rare disease scleroderma.\" class=\"wp-image-22420151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Steven Gallagher is the first person in the world to have a double hand transplant after suffering from the rare disease scleroderma.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-26.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Steven Gallagher is the first person in the world to have a double hand transplant after suffering from the rare disease scleroderma.\" class=\"wp-image-22420182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gallagher said the procedure gave him a new lease on life.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jane Barlow\/PA Images\/Alamy Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The condition affected his nose, mouth and hands and seven years ago his fingers started curling in.<\/p>\n<p>Steven said: \u201cIt got to the point where it was basically two fists, my hands were unusable. I couldn\u2019t do a thing apart from lift things with two hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not grab anything. It was a struggle to get dressed and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After speaking to doctors Steven decided to go ahead with the op.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-24.jpg?w=710\" alt=\"Steven Gallagher is the first person in the world to have a double hand transplant after suffering from the rare disease scleroderma.\" class=\"wp-image-22420191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1420 1420w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1065 1065w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=710 710w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=355 355w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\"\/><figcaption>Gallagher received the transplant in December.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jane Barlow\/PA Images\/Alamy Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-25.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Steven Gallagher is the first person in the world to have a double hand transplant after suffering from the rare disease scleroderma.\" class=\"wp-image-22420193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/hands-25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cEverything is just slowly getting better,\u201d Gallagher said. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jane Barlow\/PA Images\/Alamy Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said: \u201cMy wife and I came to the agreement to go for it. I could end up losing my hands anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The transplant was at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Simon Kay said: \u201cThis operation has been a huge team effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steven, who had to give up work as a roofer, hopes to be back on the job.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cEverything is just slowly getting better.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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