Rick Slayman, the world’s first living recipient of a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, has been discharged from the hospital.

Slayman was discharged on Wednesday, two weeks after his operation, according to a statement by Massachusetts General Hospital.

“He is recovering well and will continue to recuperate at home with his family,” the hospital wrote on X.

Slayman was quoted in the statement issued by the hospital saying: “This moment – leaving the hospital today with one of the cleanest bills of health I’ve had in a long time – is one I wished would come for many years. Now, it’s a reality and one of the happiest moments of my life.”

Recall that Slayman, a 62-year-old manager with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, had previously said his doctors suggested that he try a pig kidney when he was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease last year.

His doctors stated last month that they thought Slayman’s new kidney could last years but also acknowledged that there are many unknowns in animal-to-human transplants.