bike wreck= literal pain in the ass

RACER X · 11-17-2009, 08:00 AM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ic-bottom.html

Man uses remote to control his 'bionic bottom'
A man whose bowel was damaged in a motorcycle crash has been given a bionic bottom

Ged Galvin, 55, now presses a remote control to open his bowels and go to the toilet.

The IT project manager from Barnsley, south Yorkshire, almost died when an off-duty police officer pulled out in front of him in her car.

Mr Galvin suffered massive internal injuries and had to be fitted with a colostomy bag until surgeons at the Royal London Hospital could perform the complex operation to rebuild his bottom.

The medical team took a muscle from above his knee, wrapped it around his sphincter, and then attached electrodes to the nerves.

These are now operated by a palm-sized remote control that he carries in his pocket.

“It’s like a chubby little mobile phone,” he said. “You switch it on and off, just like switching on the TV.

“They call me the man with the bionic bottom, but that doesn’t bother me. My gratitude to the surgeons is endless because what they have done is a miracle.”

Mr Galvin, who had previously endured the indignity of carrying a colostomy bag, added: “I thought that in these days of modern medicine surely there was something they could do. They'd mended everything else - why not this? Anything was better than a colostomy bag.

“The operation changed my life and gave me back my pride and confidence. Because of the remote control I can lead a normal life again.”

The father-of-two is resigned to having the muscles in his bionic bottom replaced every five years

tommymac · 11-17-2009, 08:20 AM

Prety interesting, we dont see all the cutting edge stuff where I work. I do wonder what the actual extend of his injuries were as to how he wound up that way.

Tom

askmrjesus · 11-17-2009, 08:33 AM

If I was that dude, I wouldn't go within 500 feet of a Best Buy.

JC

karl_1052 · 11-17-2009, 09:18 AM

Imagine if he really had to shit and his batteries died?

z06boy · 11-17-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

Imagine if he really had to shit and his batteries died?

That's exactly what I was thinking or if he breaks/loses the remote ? Geez !!

Man I would hate to have to have a colostomy bag.

tommymac · 11-17-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

Imagine if he really had to shit and his batteries died?

Jumper cables

Tom

karl_1052 · 11-17-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

Jumper cables

Tom

5V batter, jumpered from a 12V battery?

He would launch into orbit.

tommymac · 11-17-2009, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

5V batter, jumpered from a 12V battery?

He would launch into orbit.

Would be cool to watch though

Tom

askmrjesus · 11-17-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

Imagine if he really had to shit and his batteries died?

JC

shmike · 11-17-2009, 04:02 PM

That is cool as shit!

Seriously, that dude is a bad-ass.

11-17-2009, 08:00 AM	#1
RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	bike wreck= literal pain in the ass http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ic-bottom.html Man uses remote to control his 'bionic bottom' A man whose bowel was damaged in a motorcycle crash has been given a bionic bottom Ged Galvin, 55, now presses a remote control to open his bowels and go to the toilet. The IT project manager from Barnsley, south Yorkshire, almost died when an off-duty police officer pulled out in front of him in her car. Mr Galvin suffered massive internal injuries and had to be fitted with a colostomy bag until surgeons at the Royal London Hospital could perform the complex operation to rebuild his bottom. The medical team took a muscle from above his knee, wrapped it around his sphincter, and then attached electrodes to the nerves. These are now operated by a palm-sized remote control that he carries in his pocket. “It’s like a chubby little mobile phone,” he said. “You switch it on and off, just like switching on the TV. “They call me the man with the bionic bottom, but that doesn’t bother me. My gratitude to the surgeons is endless because what they have done is a miracle.” Mr Galvin, who had previously endured the indignity of carrying a colostomy bag, added: “I thought that in these days of modern medicine surely there was something they could do. They'd mended everything else - why not this? Anything was better than a colostomy bag. “The operation changed my life and gave me back my pride and confidence. Because of the remote control I can lead a normal life again.” The father-of-two is resigned to having the muscles in his bionic bottom replaced every five years __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

11-17-2009, 08:33 AM	#3
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11-17-2009, 09:18 AM	#4
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11-17-2009, 08:20 AM	#2
tommymac Moto GP Star Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,022	Prety interesting, we dont see all the cutting edge stuff where I work. I do wonder what the actual extend of his injuries were as to how he wound up that way. Tom