This thread was inspired by the blood donor thread.

 

So how many of you are Organ Donors, or plan to be in the future?

Also, what are your views about Organ Donation?

 

I became an Organ Donor when I was 16!

Here you have to tell if you're organ donor or not when you go to get a new ID card, mine says I'm not a donor but all my family knows they can donate my organs if I die. I just don't trust the medical system and stuff and I think they wouldn't try so hard to keep me alive if they see I'm officially an organ donor. I guess I'm just a bit paranoid.

I think all healthy people should be organ donors, the more people we have the better!

I've been an organ donor since I was 13! I don't really understand why one wouldn't be one.

 

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Woops! If forgot to fill that out on the back of my driver's license when it was updated!

 

Anna - In your case, why is it that they will let you donate organs when they won't let you donate your blood? :confused:

I've been an organ donor since I was 13! I don't really understand why one wouldn't be one.

 

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Same!

Woops! If forgot to fill that out on the back of my driver's license when it was updated!

 

Anna - In your case, why is it that they will let you donate organs when they won't let you donate your blood? :confused:

 

No idea! I asked them a few years ago if it would be okay for me to donate blood (since it's been a couple of years now since I was ill) and they didn't even know if it was okay - they just said that it would probably be better if I didn't. I'm registered as an organ donor, but maybe they won't want mine when it all comes down to it. :P

No. I am not. But just curious, what have you,for the organ donors, donated?

No. I am not. But just curious, what have you,for the organ donors, donated?

 

when you become an organ donor you donate your organs after you die, you don't donate them while you're alive!

when you become an organ donor you donate your organs after you die, you don't donate them while you're alive!

 

Ow. :facepalm::shame: I thought you have donated parts of your organs or something. :laugh3::laugh3: Sorry. :shame:

But if I want to be a donator , then I most ask my parents for permisson , right? :)

But if I want to be a donator , then I most ask my parents for permisson , right? :)

 

I don't know how it is in your country, but in Canada if you are over 16 you don't need permission from your parents, I suggest you google the info you need :)

No.

I Am going to become an organ donor

I Mean why let my perfectly good organs rot away after I die it seems silly to me

They've started giving out organ donor cards in school,

this thread just reminded me that I need to get one.

I'm not, but I should be really, it's not like it matters after you're dead.

I'm not. :shame:

In theory it's a wonderful idea and I would love to, but I have weird issues with icky stuff like this.

I know I'll be dead, so it won't matter whether they cut parts out of me and bury me incomplete - but, like I said I just can't seem to deal with it.

I also freak out about the thought of having an autopsy performed on me. I know. I'm weird.

Also the fact that if I'm buried I'll rot and creepy crawlies will eat me - but then I also don't want to be burnt to ashes either. :bigcry:

I KNOW - I'M WEIRD.

 

I would of course donate a kidney to a family member if need be. Like a live donor transplant or whatever they call it. Don't they do partial liver transplants too - where they take a piece and then it grows? :thinking:

Here you have to tell if you're organ donor or not when you go to get a new ID card, mine says I'm not a donor but all my family knows they can donate my organs if I die. I just don't trust the medical system and stuff and I think they wouldn't try so hard to keep me alive if they see I'm officially an organ donor. I guess I'm just a bit paranoid.

Wow. This thought has actually never crossed my mind.

when you become an organ donor you donate your organs after you die, you don't donate them while you're alive!

Ow. :facepalm::shame: I thought you have donated parts of your organs or something. :laugh3::laugh3: Sorry. :shame:

Apart from a kidney - and possibly partial liver transplant - Alexa can you clear this up for us?!

No.

I find this interesting given that you are studying medicine.

^ But that's just it... Even if you think it's strange and icky - you don't have to think about it! Register as an organ donor (or whatever it is that you have to do in your country) and then just forget you ever did it. It could possibly save someone's life someday. Isn't that worth it?

 

A friend of mine died in an accident last year and he donated all his organs. I know his heart and liver is now helping someone else. That makes it... A bit easier, to be honest.

I think I will because I won't use my organs anymore when I'll be dead and it will helps people who need it very much.

I just don't trust the medical system and stuff and I think they wouldn't try so hard to keep me alive if they see I'm officially an organ donor. I guess I'm just a bit paranoid.

 

That's the reason why I haven't registered as an organ donor.

 

There was an advert on TV a couple of days ago and it really made me think about it. I'm not sure if I could do it though. Maybe I'm being paranoid but I'm genuinely scared.

I find this interesting given that you are studying medicine.

 

Am I being called selfish?

Do you know how hard it is?

 

It's not just donating it, it's not just putting the organ in the new host. Even if it was tested, the host could reject the organ or the immunitary cells in the donated organ could attack the host, that can be seen in bone marrow transplant (Graft vs host disease).

 

Yah, it's good to donate, and I might be selfish, but my organs wouldn't be viable anyway, my lungs are shit thanks to my smoking and I have a tiny problem with my heart.

 

Transplants are more likely to succeed if it's between family cos the DNA is extremely similar.

Also consider blood type.

 

Organ donation is still not 100% absolute.

Apart from a kidney - and possibly partial liver transplant - Alexa can you clear this up for us?!

 

You can't donate anything else while being alive.

Taking out your pancreas, heart, lungs, stomach, intestine, brain, haha wow, I mean, you can't take a part of them out, it's impossible.

^ But that's just it... Even if you think it's strange and icky - you don't have to think about it! Register as an organ donor (or whatever it is that you have to do in your country) and then just forget you ever did it. It could possibly save someone's life someday. Isn't that worth it?

 

A friend of mine died in an accident last year and he donated all his organs. I know his heart and liver is now helping someone else. That makes it... A bit easier, to be honest.

I know. :shame: I have serious issues. I'm working on it.

Am I being called selfish?

Do you know how hard it is?

 

It's not just donating it, it's not just putting the organ in the new host. Even if it was tested, the host could reject the organ or the immunitary cells in the donated organ could attack the host, that can be seen in bone marrow transplant (Graft vs host disease).

 

Yah, it's good to donate, and I might be selfish, but my organs wouldn't be viable anyway, my lungs are shit thanks to my smoking and I have a tiny problem with my heart.

 

Transplants are more likely to succeed if it's between family cos the DNA is extremely similar.

Also consider blood type.

 

Organ donation is still not 100% absolute.

Um, no.

I guess I just assumed that it was something all Doctors would do ....... sorry.

I do find it hypocritical that quite a lot of Doctors and Nurses smoke though.

You can't donate anything else while being alive.

Taking out your pancreas, heart, lungs, stomach, intestine, brain, haha wow, I mean, you can't take a part of them out, it's impossible.

Yeah ok, I know none of those organs. But I know you can donate a kidney, and I thought I had heard that they can take a small part of the liver ...... or something like that. :confused:

Um, no.

I guess I just assumed that it was something all Doctors would do ....... sorry.

I do find it hypocritical that quite a lot of Doctors and Nurses smoke though.

 

We all have our vices. Smoking won't make me less of a doctor and it's certainly not like I'll be saying "you smoke, that's so bad, you're so shit for doing it, stop."

I'll recommend to stop smoking, and inform about the risks. But that's it.

How many doctors go have one night stands regularly but keep preaching about safe sex? Or alcoholics?

It doesn't apply to doctors only, it applies to every other professional who keeps doing stuff they're not supposed to do.

We're all "hypocrites" in the end.

 

Also, not because I am a doctor means I'll donate my organs when I'm planning to keep them for my family.

 

Yeah ok, I know none of those organs. But I know you can donate a kidney, and I thought I had heard that they can take a small part of the liver ...... or something like that. :confused:

 

I didn't deny the liver thing. I pointed out that besides those 2 organs, you can't donate a part of any other ogans. Bone marrow counts too.

Being dead well, different story.

I'm toxic. So no.