https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2024/06/27/patient-receives-kidney-transplant-while-awake.aspxJohn Nicholas, 28, underwent a pioneering kidney transplant while fully awake at Northwestern Medicine Hospital on May 24. Instead of general anesthesia, doctors used spinal anesthesia, allowing him to be conscious throughout the surgery. Nicholas wasenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)