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Rosaleen Fenton

Man who had his penis attached to his arm for six years shares supermarket blunder

A man who has finally had his penis fitted in the rightful place after it spent six years on his arm has spoken of his relief.

Malcolm MacDonald spent six years with a reconstructed penis attached to his arm, waiting for it to be moved to his groin.

The 47-year-old, whose old penis fell off in the toilet following a blood infection, told a Channel 4 documentary how he struggled choosing clothes

An elderly shopper once asked him to get an item from the top shelf of a supermarket but his willy came loose and swung down near her head.

Malcolm had his newly constructed penis attached to his arm for six years (Louis Wood News Group Newspaper Ltd)

He had fears that the nine-hour operation - delayed by the pandemic and his failure to turn up for all the appointments - would not be successful.

"The first thing I did was I looked down and I was like, 'Oh my day. They got it right this time."

And he also struggled while cooking - but as a keen darts player, he also told how he learned to tuck his arrows under it.

In the documentary, he said: "It's something to tell the grandchildren, isn't it?"

Single Malcolm, of Norfolk, told the Sun: "This could be a turning point in my life. My luck in life hasn't been too good so far, but it can only go bad for so long, can't it?

"Can you imagine six years of your life with a penis swinging on your arm? It's been a nightmare, but it's gone now, the little bugger."

The operation to attach the penis was performed by surgeons at University College Hospital, in London.

It will be followed up by more surgery, which will include attaching a pump in the scrotum so that he can have sex.

Mr MacDonald lost his penis after struggling with a perineum infection which spread to his extremities, and he was left “completely gutted” after his appendage “dropped off on to the floor” in 2014.

“[The infection] spread to my fingers and toes and turned them black,” he was quoted as saying. “When I saw my penis go black I was beside myself. It was like a horror film.

“I knew deep down it was gone and I was going to lose it. Then one day it just dropped off on to the floor.”

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