Russian patients turn off hope for a head transplant surgery

The man who volunteered to become a 'test subject' for the world's first head implant surgery this year admitted that his dream would never come true.

According to Daily Mail, Valery Spiridonov , a 31-year-old Russian man with many serious physical disabilities, now accepts that his hopes of being transplanted into a new healthy body have dried up. .

Valery Spiridonov.(Source: Daily Mail).

Controversial neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero - aka 'Dr. Frankenstein' - has vowed to conduct the first transplant in China with a local patient who has yet to be disclosed. count.

According to him, the first step in the plan was successful in China last Friday:

However, Spiridonov, who had worked with Professor Canavero for two years and became the face of hope for head implant surgery - admitted that now he had lost hope to have one. New body is not disabled.

He was sick with Werdnig-Hoffman disease, a form of spinal muscular atrophy . "Because I can't rely on my Italian colleague, I have to take care of my own health," he said in his first comment on the decision to have surgery with a Chinese patient. Dr. Canavero's Country.

The patient from Russia will now look for common spinal surgery methods to improve his life, instead of taking a medical test that medical experts have warned of death risk. Death is very high.

Valery Spiridonov will not be the first person to be grafted in the world.(Source: AFP / Getty Images).

"Fortunately, there is a pretty well-guaranteed surgery for my cases, in which a piece of steel will be implanted to support the spine in an upright position ," Spiridonov said.

"There are a few places in Russia that do this kind of surgery. It helps to breathe more easily and supports public transport, or simply sitting."

"The surgery will not restore healthy muscles and will not allow me to walk, but will significantly improve my quality of life."

He hopes to rely on community support to get the amount of £ 32,000 he needs for this surgery, instead of the expected £ 12 million for head transplant surgery.

Previously, Spiridonov argued that it is important for people to dare to perform a new type of surgery that can revolutionize human life. He once said: 'If you want to do something, you need to join it. I understand the risks of surgery. There are many risks. "

Now, he shares: 'Am I feeling offended? No problem. I am very grateful to Canavero. Thanks to our joint efforts, many things are changing in a better way, and with me too. "

He admitted: 'I feel like I have been taken away. The motivation for me has never been the first one. I spent 2 years of my life on this project. I will be happy to see that happen to someone who is not me ".

He had hoped that a head transplant would help him get an "independent life like the others", but he also admitted that due to Dr. Canavero's decision to have surgery in China, the future His will be the future of a disabled person. "But I'm used to life like that."

By becoming 'the center of the world's attention for a long time'. His life has become richer and richer, and he has participated in several science projects.

Dr. Sergio Canavero.(Source: Getty Images).

According to him, Dr. Canavero 'changed a lot for me and gave me some new possibilities that I was happy to be able to use them.' He said: 'I am a member of the research team to create the world's first support robot system, which will help people in transporting large objects ".

'I am also working on developing a smart wheelchair, so my life is full and busy even when not prepared for a controversial head transplant surgery.

"Everything is the best. Last but not least, I have a girlfriend and we spend a lot of time together."

The Italian doctor believes that his greatest hope in finding funding for a transplant is in China, where he is working with colleague Ren Xiaoping from Harbin Medical University.

Surgery with live patients is expected to take place in China in December, mainly because the US and Europe have refused to allow it to be carried out in their territory. Health experts object to the operation and believe that there are not enough studies and trials to conduct the surgery, and also provide moral reasons as well as the ability to 'feel pain. terrible pain ' for patients.