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Deere0001 t1_iqptj72 wrote

Reply to comment by ooru in "Robotic surgery is a game changer for minimally invasive surgery" - More and more surgeons are using robotic surgical systems. Here’s why. 🤖 by tonymmorley

I had kidney surgery and they used the Da Vinci. Saved me from being cut in half

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mick_ward t1_iqq6sr2 wrote

Hernia patient here. Da Vinci was used. Now, everything that's supposed to be inside stays inside.

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damnedspot t1_iqr2jrd wrote

Same. I didn’t know what it was called, so when I got wheeled into the room, I said something like “Oh, you have a Mr. Handy!” Don’t remember much after that.

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