# Removal of transplanted tissue - anti-rejection drugs discontinued? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 4, 2006, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removal-of-transplanted-tissue-anti-rejection-drugs-discontinued/355368 "2006-05-04T10:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removal-of-transplanted-tissue-anti-rejection-drugs-discontinued/355368/1 "2006-05-04T10:40:07Z")
I recall a case where a man who lost his hand and part of his forearm in an accident recieved a transplanted limb; although the operation was a reasonable success, he became more and more unhappy with it and eventually it was amputated. In these circumstances, is it no longer necessary to continue taking anti-rejection medicines? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removal-of-transplanted-tissue-anti-rejection-drugs-discontinued/355368/2 "2006-05-04T10:57:53Z")
The chap you’re remembering is [Clint Hallam](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Hallam). ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removal-of-transplanted-tissue-anti-rejection-drugs-discontinued/355368/3 "2006-05-04T12:31:57Z")
And the answer to your question is… Yes, if you remove the transplanted tissue you discontinue the anti-rejection drugs. At that point there is no longer any reason to take them, and a bunch of reasons to stop.