I think the person you replied to was objecting to the fact that the wording makes it sound like we're using humans as vessels for extending the life of pig organs outside of pigs.
Not necessarily that 6 months is a short period of time.
Not necessarily that 6 months is a short period of time.
"This is the longest a pig organ has survived in a living person"
The pig organ is the first thing mentioned, with the living person last.
Whereas:
"This is the longest time a patient has survived after a pig organ transplant."
This puts the patient first, and doesn't give as much of that kind of vibe.
Edit: Actually, that updated sentence may need some adjustment. I assume when organ transplants fail we don't just let people die with them. So maybe that's why the original sentence had such emphasis on the survival of the pig organ...
- This is the fastest Alice had driven since Bob broke the speed limit.
- This is the oldest tree still standing in the burnt forest.
- This is the most stable chemical additive to our long-lasting concrete.
Without context, to me these examples sound primarily about Alice going fast, the tree being old, and the chemical being stable. But if those appeared in articles about traffic law, natural disasters, and sidewalk design, then these phrasings might be less ambiguous if flipped (as another commentor pointed out).