Oldest medical amputation on record was performed on a Stone Age child in Borneo 31,000 years ago
About 31,000 years ago, a skilled prehistoric surgeon cut off the lower leg of a child hunter-gatherer in Borneo. Now, archaeologists have concluded that this ancient surgery is the earliest medical amputation on record.
The skill of the Stone Age surgeon was admirable; the patient went on to live an additional six to nine years after the surgery, a radiocarbon dating performed by researchers of the individual's tooth enamel revealed, according to a study published online Wednesday (Sept. 7) in the journal Nature.
"It was a huge surprise that this ancient forager survived a very serious and life-threatening childhood operation, that the wound healed to form a stump and that they then lived for years in mountainous terrain with altered mobility," study co-author Melandri Vlok, a bioarchaeologist and postdoctoral research associate at the University of Sydney," said in a statement. "[This suggests] a high degree of community care." Read more.
When I see her eyes look into my eyes
Then I realize that she could see inside my head
So I closed my eyes thinking that I could hide
Disassociate so I don't have to lose my head
This situation leads to agitation
Will she cut me off? Will this be an amputation?
"Hey, what's the matter? I told you i'm gona slip into something more comfortable for the evening. Oh? I forgot to tell you? I mean, i sorta thought you already figured out they're fakes... Well, i can either fill you in on everything, which feels rather awkward right now, or i can show you i'm actually way more fun without these things around..."
There was something super messed up with my arm so I had to get it amputated just above the elbow, and I spent the rest of the dream on a road to recovery and dealing with my feelings about it until I eventually came to terms with what happened, at which point I woke up and was very disoriented about the fact I still had my arm.