Only 38 people donated organs in 2007

[YellowDog]

In the UK, they are changing the law so that you are automatically a donor, unless you specifically say you don't want to be one.

I suspect the 'shortage of organs for transplant' problem will go away and there will be so many spare organs that even the Doner Kebab shop owners will be very happy.

[Gremlin]

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

Its mentioned specifically in the questions for donating blood. You cannot have been in the UK for longer than... mmmm 3 months or 6 months, within certain dates (historical, not current). Naturally this precludes a lot of poms immediately (the dirty buggers )

That said, NZ has one of the highest bloody quality rates in the world, probably for many reasons, but the two I know of, strict criteria have to be met, and not being paid to donate, do assist.

I'm listed as a donor, and my family know. I would have blinged dmntd... but kb wouldn't let me

[Bikernereid]

As a Brit I can't see why our blood should not be acceptable. I would have thought that they could do the usual Hep B etc tests to make sure that you are 'clean'. And at the end of the day I would have thought thay they would be crying our for blood, no matter where your origins.

And if they do reject you blood I would have thought that it would follow that your organs would be rejected too, but I am not a doctor.

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?

[Mekk]

I cannot come up with a good, rational reason why a healthy person would not donate their organs.

[stanko]

I wonder if the people who say "I would never donate" would also say "Naa sorry mate I would rather die now than recieve a donated organ"

Has anybody here recieved an organ, can you tell us a little about it?

[skidMark]

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

i don't think ego is a solid object.

[skidMark]

I wonder if the people who say "I would never donate" would also say "Naa sorry mate I would rather die now than recieve a donated organ"

Has anybody here recieved an organ, can you tell us a little about it?

he is pink and squishy and i named him steve.

[Bren]

Still using mine....but am a donor on my d/l....so if I go in a nasty way some bastard might get some good outta me.

Oh, and SkidMark, this musta been an extremely important thread for you to comment...Told ya you would be back....Its a drug man!

[Trudes]

Yes, I feel almost guilty for not giving them up, but you're all welcome to pick through whatever you want when I carke it.
Did a study for a social policy paper last year on the changing of the organ and tissue donation in NZ, very interesting stuff.
Get onto it ppls, donate those things!

[TimeOut]

Wife, me and the kids are all doners and the rest of the family know that is our wish

[Okey Dokey]

I, too, have been a donor for years. But my family aren't happy with the idea. I think it is a shame that the family have a veto right. If it was just my choice, then the decision is made.

BUT instead, I can imagine me in near death state, my family all upset. Then someone riles them up about me being a donor. More upset. It really makes me unhappy that what seems to me a simple decision is so murky.

BTW, the reason they object is that they think the medicos won't try so hard to save me once they know I'm a donor. You know, rather than give me a fighting chance they'll say "Well, her chances don't look so good so rather than wait and see lets whip her organs out and help some other folks."

[007XX]

he is pink and squishy and i named him steve.

Hun, we don't really want to know what you've named your "little fella"...and even less the fact that it was donated!

[skidMark]

Hun, we don't really want to know what you've named your "little fella"...and even less the fact that it was donated!

nooooo

his names moby dick.

[007XX]

As a Brit I can't see why our blood should not be acceptable.

That's because we know you poms are naughty little monkeys, always up to no good

[skidMark]

As a Brit I can't see why our blood should not be acceptable. I would have thought that they could do the usual Hep B etc tests to make sure that you are 'clean'. And at the end of the day I would have thought thay they would be crying our for blood, no matter where your origins.

And if they do reject you blood I would have thought that it would follow that your organs would be rejected too, but I am not a doctor.

cus uve all got mad cow.