UK ’s first double hand transplant < /a > , but psychologically, the real test of his recovery may just be beginning < /p > < p > It was a moment that mingled triumph with relief as the < a href="https://www.thegu..."> UK ’s first double hand transplant < /a > , but psychologically, the real test of his recovery may just be beginning < /p > < p > It was a moment that mingled triumph with relief as the < a href="https://www.thegu..." /> UK ’s first double hand transplant < /a > , but psychologically, the real test of his recovery may just be beginning < /p > < p > It was a moment that mingled triumph with relief as the < a href="https://www.thegu..." />

Double hand transplant: 'It's a small miracle, looking at what nature has allowed us to do'

< p > Chris King has successfully undergone the < a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/22/first-person-in-uk-to-have-double-hand-transplant-says-he-feels-whole-again" > UK ’s first double hand transplant < /a > , but psychologically, the real test of his recovery may just be beginning < /p > < p > It was a moment that mingled triumph with relief as the < a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/22/first-person-in-uk-to-have-double-hand-transplant-says-he-feels-whole-again" > UK ’s first double hand transplant patient < /a > awoke from a painstaking 12-hour operation with two new sets of fingers. < /p > < p > “It’s better than a lottery win because you feel whole again,” said Chris King as he recuperated at the Leeds General Infirmary. “They look absolutely tremendous,” he added. “They’re my hands. They really are my hands.” < /p > < a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jul/22/double-hand-transplant-it-is-a-small-miracle-looking-at-what-nature-has-allowed-us-to-do" > Continue reading... < /a >
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