Only 38 people donated organs in 2007

**Steam** · 24th January 2008, 08:11

38 people donated organs in 2007. But that is an increase on 2006, when only 25 people donated organs.

So get donating, people!
Make sure your family know you are an organ donor and will sign the release papers.
Original news story here

**DMNTD:Me** · 24th January 2008, 08:13

Originally Posted by Steam

38 people donated organs in 2007. But that is an increase on 2006, when only 25 people donated organs.

So get donating, people!
Make sure your family know you are an organ donor and will sign the release papers.
Original news story here

I haven't quite finished with mine just yet but yes,I am registered.

**jrandom** · 24th January 2008, 08:22

Originally Posted by DMNTD

I haven't quite finished with mine just yet...

Er, yes, I was about to make the same point.

**bugjuice** · 24th January 2008, 09:30

38 organs must play some nice music..
can't get too techno on it tho..

I'm donating my nice big organ, when I'm done playing with it

**car** · 24th January 2008, 09:54

Originally Posted by Steam

38 people donated organs in 2007. But that is an increase on 2006, when only 25 people donated organs.

So get donating, people!
Make sure your family know you are an organ donor and will sign the release papers.
Original news story here

If the ungrateful bastards would take mine, they could have them. But they won't, so I guess it's back to being barbecued and fed to tramps.

**99TLS** · 24th January 2008, 10:06

i am a donor as per my licence ,but that dont really mean shit now as family can override this

**Kittyhawk** · 24th January 2008, 10:51

I dont want parts of me in other people, its a personal choice....but in saying that, I did volunteer to donate a kidney to dad when I saw him on his death bed...I guess life death situations with family you'd do anything to give them life...Long story short he survived and pulled through with his cancer etc, turns out I couldnt donate, same goes for bloods too.

**riffer** · 24th January 2008, 11:22

Originally Posted by 99TLS

i am a donor as per my licence ,but that dont really mean shit now as family can override this

I have donor on my licence too but I've recently found out that my being type I diabetic precludes my donating organs. Apparently they're no good.

Just great. With the notable exception of the pancreas they seem to work okay in me.

Fuck em.

**007XX** · 24th January 2008, 11:31

Originally Posted by riffer

I have donor on my licence too but I've recently found out that my being type I diabetic precludes my donating organs. Apparently they're no good.

Just great. With the notable exception of the pancreas they seem to work okay in me.

Fuck em.

It is no reflection on who you are as a person mate...

It's just they really need organs that are deemed unfailable to help those in need.

**riffer** · 24th January 2008, 11:34

Originally Posted by 007XX

It is no reflection on who you are as a person mate...

It's just they really need organs that are deemed unfailable to help those in need.

So they'd rather they faced certain death by not getting any organs at all?

Sounds like some policy documents that have crossed my desk recently...

**McJim** · 24th January 2008, 11:36

Here's a question. I am registered as a donor and everyone in my family knows that BUT I lived in the UK so they won't take my blood - is there any point in being an organ donor?

**007XX** · 24th January 2008, 11:43

Originally Posted by riffer

So they'd rather they faced certain death by not getting any organs at all?

Sounds like some policy documents that have crossed my desk recently...

Settle petal, that's not what I said...and I bet you know it too, eh?

Medically speaking, someone requiring an organ will have various existing medical issues, some of them as drastic as requiring an organ to be able to live another minute. If that organ is damaged or not working a 100%, then that person's body may not be able to compensate for the organ's deficiency...An organ transplant is a traumatic enough ordeal for the recipient's body without having to deal with a "less than perfect" donor organ.

Even with a perfectly healthy organ, the odds of rejection are great...being a deficient organ (even on a minimal basis such as yours) would increase the odds of rejection for the patient, and this is not an acceptable gamble for the medical people.

So, once again, this is not something that is done to make donors feel rejected for their flaws, but the medical help has to be ruthless to ensure the best healing chances of their patients. Settling for less would be creating more pain and sorrow for their patients.

I think that's fair.

**007XX** · 24th January 2008, 11:45

Originally Posted by McJim

Here's a question. I am registered as a donor and everyone in my family knows that BUT I lived in the UK so they won't take my blood - is there any point in being an organ donor?

That's bizarre...did they say what you living in the UK had to do with not accepting your blood?

**car** · 24th January 2008, 12:29

Originally Posted by 007XX

That's bizarre...did they say what you living in the UK had to do with not accepting your blood?

CJD risk, according to the last path tech I spoke to, but she could have been wrong. For obvious reasons, I get the same, with the added seasoning that they wouldn't accept my blood in the UK either, because I've had brain surgery. Again with the CJD risk.

**007XX** · 24th January 2008, 12:33

Originally Posted by car

CJD risk, according to the last path tech I spoke to, but she could have been wrong. For obvious reasons, I get the same, with the added seasoning that they wouldn't accept my blood in the UK either, because I've had brain surgery. Again with the CJD risk.

I guess it makes sense...thanks for that.