By George Stephens • Published: 07 Nov 2019 • 12:28
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Although the hero lost his legs in the bomb explosion Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, rebuilt his entire pelvic region from the parts of a deceased donor, which is said to have restored “near-normal sexual function and major improvement in quality-of-life”.
The former soldier has now as an almost complete return of sexual capabilities and full urinary function has also been restored.
The initial surgery took place in March last year which has taken time to heal but now the war hero is seeing the results of the surgery saying he feels “normal again”
Surgeons and the medical team who performed the “miracle operation” provided an update on his condition in the New England Journal of Medicine, revealing how the former soldier had returned to school and was able to live independently again.
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