08-18-2003, 05:46 PM
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]CARDIFF, WALES—A Welsh angler recently had two of his toes transplanted onto his hand in an effort to let him continue fishing.[/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]Colin Thomas lost all eight of his fingers when his hands got caught in a roller at the steel plant where he works. He thought his fishing days were over since he could longer hold a fishing pole or reel in his line. Surgeons, however, performed a 13-hour operation to amputate the toes next to the big toes on each of Thomas' feet and transplanted them onto his right hand.[/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]Colin spent seven weeks in the hospital and underwent more than 20 operations, however, he now fishes almost every day.[/size][/#000000][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]Colin Thomas lost all eight of his fingers when his hands got caught in a roller at the steel plant where he works. He thought his fishing days were over since he could longer hold a fishing pole or reel in his line. Surgeons, however, performed a 13-hour operation to amputate the toes next to the big toes on each of Thomas' feet and transplanted them onto his right hand.[/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]Colin spent seven weeks in the hospital and underwent more than 20 operations, however, he now fishes almost every day.[/size][/#000000][/font]
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