Rewired is the story of how one doctor changed the ways amputated arms’ nerve ending are left to allow the amputee to actually feel the fingers of the prosthetic. It also shows what doctor’s feel when working with a patient.

Melissa is an animal lover. When her two dogs cornered a raccoon on her fence, she went out to encourage the raccoon to leave. The raccoon did but first bit her on one side of her right arm and then scratched the other side. At the small hospital in the Midwest near her home, her doctor, Dr. Seth, assured her that he could save her arm. After a series of medicines and surgeries, that proves to be impossible. Dr. Seth pilots a new type of surgery allowing Melissa to be able to feel her prosthetic’s fingers. She is the first in the world with this ability.

While Melissa’s story is fascinating, the best part is seeing the emotions of Dr. Seth as Melissa is going through weeks of painful surgeries. We think of doctors as omniscient. That they don’t have feelings. However, Dr. Seth has many feelings about how he has let his patient Melissa down. This is a very Christian book with Dr. Seth taking no credit personally for his innovative surgery but instead attributing all of his contribution to God.

Rewired is recommended as an inspirational story of how one physician overcame long odds to create a better prognosis for all arm amputees. 4 stars!

Thanks to Thomas Nelson for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very interesting book, although I scanned the sections that described the procedures.
I received this book free from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review.

"Rewired" by Dr. Seth is an inspirational Christian book. Melissa Loomis developed a bite from a raccoon. This bite turned into a terrible infection.Her dogs and the raccoon were having a fight and she tried to stop the fight and ended up getting the bitten by the raccoon and then got a very serious infection. She asked Dr. Seth to be her doctor . He is an orthopedic surgeon. He was a local doctor. He was the son of immigrant parents from India. He was kind and patient and dedicated when He worked with her. He spent time explaining the procedures, surgeries He was going to do. He made sure the family and patient understood what He was going to do. He started out draining the wound daily to control the build up of infection. He promised Melissa He would do everything He could not to have to do an amputation. He used one antibiotic after another and they did not get rid of the infection. He had to do an amputation but it did not work. Her diabetes complicated everything step by step. Melissa was a good patient and cooperated with all the doctor asked of her. After trying everything Dr. Seth heard about a prosthesis that was a new procedure. He went to a conference to hear more about the procedure and see if would be a good option for Melissa. After learning about the prosthesis , He discussed the procedure , surgery with Melissa and the family. He warned them it would take a while to see the results of the surgery and they would have to be patient. This surgery was a big step for Dr. Seth since it not usually done in a small local area but a larger hospital. He as willing to try the surgery to help Melissa. He felt this would be a good option for her. She would be able to feel and think with this prosthesis just like a normal arm. It was exciting to have this option for Melissa after all she went though. In the end this surgery was successful for Melissa. Dr. Seth ended up speaking and sharing the benefits with others in the medical community and at Walter Reed hospital so others in turn may also benefit from the innovative surgery of a prosthetic arm. This surgery has many possibilities for others who have an injured arm that needs repair such as a wounded army patient and others as well. The book was very riving and exciting and so very inspiring. The book shows how this procedure is really on the cutting edge and can make a difference in may lives! I am so thankful to the publisher for sharing this book with me. I was given this book by netgalley for a review and it has been blessing to read such an inspiring book. Thank you so much for sharing this book. I am going to share this review on Amazon, facebook, with pastors, friends, goodreads. It is a book that can encourage those going though difficult times knowing that these trials for Melissa were used for good by God and good did come out of the trials.