diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/appendectomy.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/appendectomy.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8987b09b215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/appendectomy.dm
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+/datum/surgery/appendectomy
+	name = "appendectomy"
+	steps = list(/datum/surgery_step/open, /datum/surgery_step/close)
+	location = "groin"
+
+
+/datum/surgery_step/open
+	implements = list(/obj/item/weapon/scalpel = 100, /obj/item/weapon/kitchenknife = 65, /obj/item/weapon/shard = 45)
+	time = 12
+
+/datum/surgery_step/open/preop(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] begins to cut open [target].</span>")
+
+
+/datum/surgery_step/close
+	implements = list(/obj/item/weapon/cautery = 100, /obj/item/weapon/weldingtool = 70, /obj/item/weapon/lighter = 45, /obj/item/weapon/match = 20)
+	time = 8
+
+/datum/surgery_step/close/preop(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] begins to mend [target].</span>")
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diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/human.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/human.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d781b064c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/human.dm
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+//WORK IN PROGRESS
+
+/mob/living/carbon/human
+	var/list/surgeries = list()
+//	var/list/organs = list()
+
+/mob/living/carbon/human/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/user)
+	if(lying)	//if they're prone
+		if(istype(I, /obj/item/weapon/bedsheet))
+			var/P = input("Begin which procedure?", "Surgery", null, null) as null|anything in (typesof(/datum/surgery) - /datum/surgery)
+			var/datum/surgery/procedure = new P
+			if(procedure)
+				surgeries += procedure
+			return
+
+		else if(surgeries.len)
+			var/success = 0
+			for(var/datum/surgery/S in surgeries)
+				if(S.next_step(user, src))
+					success = 1
+			if(success)
+				return
+
+	..()
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diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/surgery.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/surgery.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0998386f5ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/surgery.dm
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+/datum/surgery
+	var/name = "surgery"
+	var/status = 1
+	var/list/steps = list()
+	var/location = "chest"
+
+
+/datum/surgery/proc/next_step(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target)
+	var/procedure = steps[status]
+	var/datum/surgery_step/S = new procedure
+	if(S)
+		if(S.try_op(user, target, user.zone_sel.selecting, user.get_active_hand(), src))
+			return 1
+	return 0
+
+
+/datum/surgery/proc/complete(mob/living/carbon/human/target)
+	target.surgeries.Cut(src)
+	src = null
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diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/surgery_step.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/surgery_step.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..321b017b8df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/surgery/surgery_step.dm
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+/datum/surgery_step
+	var/list/implements = list(/obj/item/weapon/scalpel = 100, /obj/item/weapon/kitchenknife = 65, /obj/item/weapon/shard = 45)
+	var/time = 10
+
+
+/datum/surgery_step/proc/try_op(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	if(tool.type in implements)
+		if(target_zone == surgery.location)
+			initiate(user, target, target_zone, tool, surgery)
+			return 1
+	return 0
+
+
+/datum/surgery_step/proc/initiate(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	preop(user, target, target_zone, tool)
+	if(do_after(user, time))
+		var/prob_chance = implements[tool.type]
+		if(prob(prob_chance))
+			success(user, target, target_zone, tool, surgery)
+			surgery.status++
+			if(surgery.status > surgery.steps.len)
+				surgery.complete(target)
+		else
+			failure(user, target, target_zone, tool, surgery)
+
+
+/datum/surgery_step/proc/preop(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] begins to perform surgery on [target].</span>")
+
+
+/datum/surgery_step/proc/success(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] succeeds!</span>")
+
+
+/datum/surgery_step/proc/failure(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[user] screws up!</span>")
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