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Organ donation after death: thoughts and experiences?

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brisknomad6 brisknomad6 Active Member
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joined Nov 2012
#281 ·
trebor said:I mean, I think the main issue is just how low the awareness is here regarding the whole need for noble organ donation. Like, how many families even sit down and actually weigh these options? Probably a tiny, tiny fraction.

So, yeah, I was thinking about this... I've had my donor card for a few years now, and I listed my brother as my contact. He—along with my boyfriend—knows exactly what my wishes are and everything.

I was actually looking into Sanja's situation the other day, too. Honestly, I'm just waiting for my stitches to heal up before I give that number on the screen a call.
brisknomad6 brisknomad6 Active Member
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joined Nov 2012
#282 ·
Megan Reed, I was actually eavesdropping on this lady back at the clinic about two months ago and she goes:

I mean, seriously, who in their right mind would just go out and donate blood to some stranger?

And get this—she said that while she was standing there in a lab where you're literally just there to check your own blood type, and there were probably at least 20 other people in the room who desperately needed blood for surgery or something...
crimsonpuma48 crimsonpuma48 Member
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joined Apr 2006
#283 ·
trebor said:Contraindications:
- Under 5 or over 65.
- Any malignant disease, except for primary brain tumors (but as far as I know, nobody actually has those, and if they did, they’d be headed straight for an autopsy).
- Hepatitis B or C, HIV, syphilis.
- Chronic low blood pressure that won't budge even with vasoactive drugs.
- Any history of prior organ damage.
- Sepsis or any proven infection in the organ systems.
- Low urine output or total kidney failure despite being on diuretics.
- Abnormal labs for urea, creatinine, or liver enzymes.

...and that’s pretty much the whole list.

Based on this, you could be perfectly healthy and still be dead.😈
Megan Reed Megan Reed Active Member
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joined Sep 2005
#284 ·
Honestly, if I were in charge, I’d demand they sign a waiver stating they won't even touch someone else's blood if things ever get desperate. 🙂
jadesailor14 jadesailor14 Regular
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joined May 2006
#285 ·
trebor said:
This kind of thing reminds me of a debate I had with a few "experts" on another forum about this exact topic.
QUOTE]

Actually, we already had this same discussion here a few years back.
And man, there were just as many comments back then as there are now.
It was always the same stuff—people claiming they had "inside info" from their cousin’s roommate’s buddy who knows a guy... basically saying they heard through the grapevine that certain things happened.🤣
People were even going as far as to say anyone who carries a donor card gets put on some blacklist, or that their family doctors are secretly running extra tests on them behind their backs. Some people even claimed it’s only a matter of time before someone pulls you over and robs you of your organs!
Honestly, what a great thread—it's an incredible concentration of nonsense all in one place.

I think most of you know where I stand on this.
If anyone actually needs help or wants to take anything, don't worry about me; I won't be needing any of that.
I’ve probably carried my donor card since the day it was invented. Even if it doesn't change much legally, I like to think of it as making my stance clear.
But hey, I do get one little perk out of it!
Since I keep it tucked right in my driver's license, the highway patrol guys usually let me off with a warning instead of a ticket. Thanks, boys in blue!🙂
jadesailor14 jadesailor14 Regular
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joined May 2006
#286 ·
brisknomad6 said:I actually watched Sanja the other day! Now I’m just waiting for my stitches to heal up before I call that number from the screen.

Now I'm really curious—which number? What's the story?
brisknomad6 brisknomad6 Active Member
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#287 ·
So, I was watching this show about people battling leukemia and going through bone marrow transplants, and they actually even had some info from a contact over at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lisa Ortiz17 Lisa Ortiz17 Active Member
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#288 ·
trebor said:But stuff like that is incredibly rare—it just falls under the whole "shit happens" category...

Yeah, even my uncle said that 😬 (and no, I'm not joking)
Megan Reed Megan Reed Active Member
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#289 ·
If you're looking to step up and become a bone marrow donor, get in touch with the Tissue Typing Reference Center at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, located within the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins Hospital (contact prof. dr. sc. Vesna Brkljačić Kerhin or ESMA Čečuk at 01 2333 235).
brisknomad6 brisknomad6 Active Member
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#290 ·
yeah, that number 🙂
Jose Miller3 Jose Miller3 Regular
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#291 ·
So, tell me something...

I've had my donor card for ages, but the contact person listed on it is, well, deceased. So here's the thing—who actually makes the call if I go? You always hear that they respect the family's wishes, but what happens when I DON'T have a family to speak for me? My closest relative is my brother ( 😘 if he's lurking around here somewhere) and we haven't even spoken or seen each other in 🤔 like 10 years. He honestly shouldn't be the one deciding my stance on organ donation since he doesn't know the first thing about my beliefs... Can I just print this URL on my donor card or something, so people can actually see that I WANT them to take every single last organ I've got??
Edward Green Edward Green Regular
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joined Sep 2008
#292 ·
Can we actually get this tissue typing done somewhere in a city like Chicago?
Walter Myers4 Walter Myers4 Regular
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joined May 2004
#293 ·
Jose Miller3 said:Look, just answer me this one thing:

I've had my donor card for ages, but the contact person listed on it is long gone. So, who actually makes the call? You say the family's opinion always matters, but what happens when I DON'T HAVE A FAMILY? My closest relative is a brother ( 😘 if he's even lurking around here) whom I haven't spoken to or even seen in 🤔 like 10 years. He shouldn't be the one deciding my life's values regarding organ donation when he doesn't know the first thing about them! Can I just print a URL on my donor card so someone can come to my house and see that I ACTUALLY WANT THEM TO TAKE EVERY LAST SINGLE ORGAN I HAVE??

Listen, Jose Miller3, don't sweat it. They’re taking them regardless, UNLESS you explicitly opt out while you're still alive, obviously.
Jose Miller3 Jose Miller3 Regular
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#294 ·
Look, Walter Myers4, don't do this here, please... you can go anywhere else with this, just not in this thread.

Someone spent three whole pages laying out exactly how this works—explaining the actual procedure and why it doesn't work the way you think—and then you just jump in with this nonsense 🙄

Just do me a favor and actually read the topic before you start replying, okay?
Walter Myers4 Walter Myers4 Regular
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#295 ·
Jose Miller3 said:Look, Walter Myers4, quit talking trash here. Seriously. Go vent somewhere else, just stay out of this thread.

The guy wrote three whole pages explaining exactly how this works and what the actual procedure is, and then you just swoop in with this absolute nonsense. 🙄

Do us all a favor and actually read the topic before you start typing, alright?

Watch your mouth and cut out the insults, or I’m going to have to report this post.
Jose Miller3 Jose Miller3 Regular
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#296 ·
Walter Myers4 said:Hey, watch your language and cut out the insults—I don't want to have to report this post.

To who? Me?

Look, telling someone their post is "garbage" or they're "acting like a know-it-all"... that's not an insult, it's just being honest...
Walter Myers4 Walter Myers4 Regular
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#297 ·
Jose Miller3 said:Who, me?

Look, telling someone their post is "garbage" or that they're "acting like a know-it-all" isn't an insult... it's just the truth.

Jose Miller3, being clueless doesn't give you a free pass.
Seriously, you've actually ticked me off now, you total jerk.
Sean Hernandez5 Sean Hernandez5 Active Member
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joined Apr 2011
#298 ·
Jose Miller3 said:I've had my donor card for ages, but the contact person listed on it has passed away.

I guess that doesn't really matter. What matters is that you actually have the card.
Scott Allen10 Scott Allen10 Regular
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joined Jun 2005
#299 ·
jaja said:Based on this, someone could be perfectly healthy and still be dead.😈

Joe. See, those contraindications you're pointing out really only apply to patients dealing with traumatic brain injuries, brain bleeds, or hypoxic brain damage—basically people in comas who are hooked up to ventilators in the ICU at a place like the Mayo Clinic. (I think I mentioned that somewhere else earlier, too).
Scott Allen10 Scott Allen10 Regular
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joined Jun 2005
#300 ·
alexxx said:Is there any way to get tissue typing done somewhere in a city like Buffalo?

I'm pretty sure you could head over to the National Marrow Donor Program department at the Buffalo Mayo Clinic to get that sorted out.

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