Look, guys, I’m asking you nicely—please just stick to the topic. This isn't about Risov’s signature, and it's definitely not about who's obsessed with whom. If you want to talk about blood donation, go for it, this is the right spot for that... but for anything else, please move it over to another subforum (since we have zero tolerance for insults here). Any further disrespect toward other members is going to result in a ban from the forum.
Just like in that other thread, I’m basically counting on everyone else here to be smart enough to judge the value of Justin Fox's posts for themselves.
Other than that, is there anything specific I need to do? Like, pretend it's impossible to find a bribable doctor in America and just delete that part of my post? As for the second bit... honestly, I'd love to see her try, so she can end up behind bars in a nice, neat way.
hiddenheron78 said:My husband and I actually share the same blood type and RH factor (AB+), so he offered to donate specifically for this surgery—but we were told that isn't really how things work. His offer wasn't even considered... he hasn't been tested, so it was basically a non-starter.
I won't get into the rest of the story, but I'll just confirm that getting blood directly from a specific person isn't done anymore—not for about 30 years now (except during wartime)—not here in America and not in any other civilized country. There are at least ten different reasons for that, which I'm sure your dad, being a transfusion medicine specialist, could have explained to you in pretty great detail...
Justin Fox said:Here’s a thought—there was news about lab-grown bladder tissue being developed, despite all the pushback from religious groups and dogma... plus all this progress in genetic tech and stem cell research. What do you guys think? How much longer until we can actually grow complex organs, like a heart or an eye, using the recipient's own DNA (so there's no need for immunosuppressants)?
Exactly, that’s why I used it as an example—I don't want just any boring old cast, I want the blue one. So go ahead, Jose Miller3, pull $50 right out of your own pocket... and if you really want to get fancy, we can even throw some flowers on it.
jadesailor14 said:Plus they end up footing the bill for their own treatment themselves. Not that long ago, there was this case involving a mother—I think it was at the Memorial Hospital—who refused a blood transfusion. From what I recall, the medication costs were huge. Like, according to the news, enough that the hospital had to cover her expenses for an entire month... when everything could have been settled with just one single transfusion. If people want to stick to their choices, fine, let them shoulder those costs instead of draining our already struggling healthcare system. We all have to pay extra for our own little "special" ideas, right?
Yeah, obviously, that goes without saying.
Look, if you're insisting on a specific way of being treated that isn't the standard protocol—and it ends up costing more than just following the classic procedure—then by all means, cough up the difference.
I mean, we're talking about paying for specialized medical supplies or covering the massive fallout from refusing a basic transfusion... it makes sense.
I’d probably take a slightly more flexible approach to this one.
There are always transplant waiting lists, right? And those lists are ranked using some kind of point system—basically a quantitative scale. Let's say, just for the sake of the argument, that the maximum number of points you can rack up on the list is 100.
Okay, so here's the thing: even if someone says they don't want to donate their organs, they could still technically be on that list. But, because of a signed Non-denialism agreement regarding their own organs, they get hit with 80 negative points.
You haven't actually denied them any rights—they're still on the list—but as for the fact that they'll never actually reach the top? Well, I mean, who's to blame for that...
But honestly, I completely get where the Jehovah's Witnesses are coming from. They won't donate blood, they won't receive it, they won't give organs, and they won't take them (though if we're talking about minors, well, if I were running the government, I'd definitely stick my nose in there).
I just cleared out a few posts that were totally off-topic. Look, I'm all for talking about adoption or the ethics behind IVF—we've had plenty of those deep dives already—but they don't really belong in a thread where people are just looking for some quick support and advice.
Justin Fox said:I feel like this just opens the door to all sorts of sketchy decisions during pregnancy—where Doctor A thinks a certain procedure is absolutely vital for health, but Doctor B thinks it's totally unnecessary. If a patient ends up under Doctor A's care instead of actually having the choice to decide if they want the procedure or not, they can be forced into something they don't even believe in... which is honestly just wrong.
Justin, buddy... were you trying to sneak in another mention of episiotomies between the lines there?
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God, you're obsessed. Seriously, go get some help—find yourself a really good therapist... 🤣
hey girls, can I please, please ask that we don't pivot to that one super easy topic... you know, who's sleeping with who, when, and how they actually fuck (excuse my french) 😁