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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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On the organ donation list.....if not why not?....Understand some are unable to but too many are dying due to lack of people not registered. Your thoughts? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think people should. I'm also in favour of the 'assume you'll be an organ donator unless you specifically say no' school of thought. "
I agree with this that way all those that don't register just because they never get round to it will be registered and those that are really against it will make sure they are taken off. It makes much more sense. I am on the register. |
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By *hessycplCouple
over a year ago
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Both are here,done it recently after seeing a good freind finally getting a lung transplant recently.
Didn't realise they only had 4 hours from getting them out to them having to be inthe recipient. They started taking his out before the new ones had left the other hospital in London |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think people should. I'm also in favour of the 'assume you'll be an organ donator unless you specifically say no' school of thought.
I agree with this that way all those that don't register just because they never get round to it will be registered and those that are really against it will make sure they are taken off. It makes much more sense. I am on the register."
Im with you on that and im on the list too. Id love to be able to help others live or have a better quality of life in the event of my pre-certain death. |
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"I think people should. I'm also in favour of the 'assume you'll be an organ donator unless you specifically say no' school of thought. "
I agree. For a lot of people they just don't get around to it or think of it. Whereas people who def don't want to be will make sure they aren't.
They can have anything they want when I go. I don't need it! |
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"On the organ donation list.....if not why not?....Understand some are unable to but too many are dying due to lack of people not registered. Your thoughts?"
It isn't any of your business what people's reasons are if they aren't registered  |
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"On the organ donation list.....if not why not?....Understand some are unable to but too many are dying due to lack of people not registered. Your thoughts?"
using a guilt trip is not going to work on some not on the register..
we both are.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yes. Will not need it when I am dead. Someone else might though. Mind you, not sure if anything other than my lungs and corneas will be any good by then. I have made good use of it all for over half a century. |
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"I think people should. I'm also in favour of the 'assume you'll be an organ donator unless you specifically say no' school of thought. "
Yeap totally agree - why make difficult, everybody's in unless there's a medical or religious reason x |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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"I'm also in favour of the 'assume you'll be an organ donator unless you specifically say no' school of thought. "
Agree with this, but if it came in I'd have "non donor" tattooed across my back.
It's complicated. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm also in favour of the 'assume you'll be an organ donator unless you specifically say no' school of thought.
Agree with this, but if it came in I'd have "non donor" tattooed across my back.
It's complicated. "
Have it tattooed across your chest instead
That way they won't miss it  |
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Ha!
Had a convo last year with the missus when we were doing wills. I decided I wanted my ashes fired out of a cannon at Burning Man or some nonsense...
She said she'd donate her organs. I said they could have whatever was left of me that was still working, except for the corneas - have a bit of a thing about my eyes.
She shot back:
"Is that so you can see hell?"
Ouch |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I am but they can't have my eyes
As far as Im aware they don't take your whole eyeball. Just the cornea off the top."
I have a thing about them, it's an irrational fear!! |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else |
"I'm also in favour of the 'assume you'll be an organ donator unless you specifically say no' school of thought.
Agree with this, but if it came in I'd have "non donor" tattooed across my back.
It's complicated.
Have it tattooed across your chest instead
That way they won't miss it "
My chest gets a smidgeon less attention than yours.
...and everyone's glad to see the back of me...
Ba-dum tishhhhh |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm also in favour of the 'assume you'll be an organ donator unless you specifically say no' school of thought.
Agree with this, but if it came in I'd have "non donor" tattooed across my back.
It's complicated.
Have it tattooed across your chest instead
That way they won't miss it
My chest gets a smidgeon less attention than yours.
...and everyone's glad to see the back of me...
Ba-dum tishhhhh"
groans.....  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yep. They can take what they want if it's any use to anyone and I've made sure my family are really clear that I'll be coming back to haunt them if they try to go against my wishes on this one. Having been at the funeral this week of someone who died at 55 waiting for transplant, I wish more people would get over themselves and sign up to donate. |
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"On the organ donation list.....if not why not?....Understand some are unable to but too many are dying due to lack of people not registered. Your thoughts?"
I'm not and have no intention of justifying my choices!
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I'm on the register though they may still decide that they don't want mine cos of health issues I've had.
I can't give blood any longer but funnily enough I can still give bone marrow, though only with full disclosure.
Look at bone marrow donation people, it's uncomfortable but a lifesaver but if you're not on the register you can't be matched. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm no longer able to give blood due to the meds I take for a medical condition so I'm not entirely sure if I can be an organ donor anymore, should really check. If I can still be then they can take what they want out of me b |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Can you donate after cancer?"
You can but it depends what the cause of death is, if it's cancer the body shuts down so the organs would not be of any use, corneas can still be used though.
Organ donation is only really after a acute event ie when on life support and life support gets switched off so they can obtain organs quickly before they shut down. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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yep - never used to be as i used to think when your time is up thats it - since having the kids i now think if anything happened to them id like help if poss and im not selfish so i cant take without being prepared to give - |
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"Can you donate after cancer?
You can but it depends what the cause of death is, if it's cancer the body shuts down so the organs would not be of any use, corneas can still be used though.
Organ donation is only really after a acute event ie when on life support and life support gets switched off so they can obtain organs quickly before they shut down. "
It depends on the cancer too. You can't give blood again but you can be considered for organ donation and bone marrow donation after certain types of cancers as long as you're in remission.
For organ donation you have to have been in remission for five years. |
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"I'm no longer able to give blood due to the meds I take for a medical condition so I'm not entirely sure if I can be an organ donor anymore, should really check. If I can still be then they can take what they want out of me b"
I can't give blood but I can be considered as an organ donor and as a bone marrow donor. It's worth checking.
Often those of us who have spent large amounts of time in and around hospitals have seen the good donation can do up close. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Can you donate after cancer?
You can but it depends what the cause of death is, if it's cancer the body shuts down so the organs would not be of any use, corneas can still be used though.
Organ donation is only really after a acute event ie when on life support and life support gets switched off so they can obtain organs quickly before they shut down. "
 Basically you need t be brain dead to donate. Victims of trauma and massive strokes are the most common (bit not only) donors. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If you are a donor, you need to ensure that your next of kin know your wishes. Regardless of the card or being on the register they need to sign consent before the organs are harvested
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"If you are a donor, you need to ensure that your next of kin know your wishes. Regardless of the card or being on the register they need to sign consent before the organs are harvested
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Done that too.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If you are a donor, you need to ensure that your next of kin know your wishes. Regardless of the card or being on the register they need to sign consent before the organs are harvested
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I hate that rule. It's my body!!
It's got fuck all to do with what my next of kin want. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think people should. I'm also in favour of the 'assume you'll be an organ donator unless you specifically say no' school of thought. "
As is the law in Wales. Mr W
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I am on the organ donor register but not on the blood donor , since my stroke back in 2012 and being on blood thinning medication I am not allowed  but apparently my organs wont be affected by this
Told my family of my wishes but my eldest child isn't too keen on the idea .
Hopefully she will come round when its finally my time |
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"On the organ donation list.....if not why not?....Understand some are unable to but too many are dying due to lack of people not registered. Your thoughts?"
I'm not registered.......reason? dunno really although I would like to donate blood some day perhaps? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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on the donor list since gaining my driving licence, former blood donor but due to work unable to do it now. seem to be working when the local vampire club meets. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"On the organ donation list.....if not why not?....Understand some are unable to but too many are dying due to lack of people not registered. Your thoughts?"
It's a completely personal choice what anyone does in this regard - doesn't make you a bad person because you are not on it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Does the organ donation list have strict requirements like the blood donation?
Being totally honest the whole idea of having my organs pulled out makes me a little uneasy. Yes I'll be dead and none the wiser, but for some reason it just doesn't sit too well with me.
After having more blood tests than I care to remember over the past few months, I've come around to the idea that giving blood isn't scary (they wouldn't accept me anyway) but with organ donation I'm very much sat on the fence. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Does the organ donation list have strict requirements like the blood donation?
Being totally honest the whole idea of having my organs pulled out makes me a little uneasy. Yes I'll be dead and none the wiser, but for some reason it just doesn't sit too well with me.
After having more blood tests than I care to remember over the past few months, I've come around to the idea that giving blood isn't scary (they wouldn't accept me anyway) but with organ donation I'm very much sat on the fence. "
You could take a look at the organ donor website, that may help you decide? |
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I'm such a girl sometimes 
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I'd much prefer organ donation was 'opt out' rather than 'opt in'. 