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What do you think about organ donation?; Another nosey question
Topic Started: Nov 21 2005, 10:11 PM (2,840 Views)
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November 22, 2005 12:56 AM
Sam
November 21, 2005 11:50 PM
My body rebels when I try to give blood (it randomly decides that I really need to puke and pass out, and then won't let me walk properly for half an hour), so I can't do that now.  :/

*Sam pokes body irritably

Those Needles are big from what I've seen....
and all that blood...
*passes out*

I gave blood about two weeks ago for blood tests. I was trying to fill the viles up as fast as I could. :lol:

What...something wrong with that? :ermm:

:P

I think organ donation is fine, I don't legal have it written down but I would if it was needed after I was dead.
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I've not joined the organ donar list, a family member still has to verify it even if I did agree (strange system). They can take all my vital organs when I go, wouldn't want my body donated to science tho.

As for donating blood, I do that when I can make it. I hate the needles so I don't have an anesthetic (just means another needle), but the number of donors in Scotland is shockingly low so I wont let my country down :D.
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Sam
November 22, 2005 04:28 AM
After I die I will obviously have no more use for my organs. Someone who needs them might as well have them. ^_^

I agree. :yes:

We might as well give them to someone who needs them. We're not going to have any use for them. Frozen organs kept in containment for emergencies are a lot more useful than decaying, infested, rotting flesh 6 feet under.
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Wow. Just wow. Do you know what I'm refering to?
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I think the organ donation is a very important thing that only you can decide. More then likely I will be an organ donor. I agree 100% with what Sam said.
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Sam
November 22, 2005 01:02 AM
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November 21, 2005 10:56 PM
Sam
November 21, 2005 11:50 PM
My body rebels when I try to give blood (it randomly decides that I really need to puke and pass out, and then won't let me walk properly for half an hour), so I can't do that now.  :/

*Sam pokes body irritably

Those Needles are big from what I've seen....
and all that blood...
*passes out*

I have no problem with blood or needles...
I just get really woozy whenever I have blood drawn. :ermm:

The only time I felt dizzy after blood was drawn, i chugged a water bottle to fix it. You know they tell you to drink plenty of water if you are going to give blood, right? Seems to work for me. And while I have no problem looking occasionally, I tend to completely look the other way until they finish on a just in case basis. *Stephen has had 10 vials drawn once for testing. :/ Course I got pretzels and water after. :)
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November 22, 2005 06:12 PM
The only time I felt dizzy after blood was drawn, i chugged a water bottle to fix it. You know they tell you to drink plenty of water if you are going to give blood, right? Seems to work for me. And while I have no problem looking occasionally, I tend to completely look the other way until they finish on a just in case basis. *Stephen has had 10 vials drawn once for testing.  :/  Course I got pretzels and water after.  :)

It is hard to drink water if you are puking. :P

The nurses usually give me some juice after I have a blood test, and that returns me to normal fairly quickly. I also make sure to stare at the wall while they're doing it. Having a friend there helps as well.
(I had blood tests every month for about 7 months recently. Had to fast for 12 hours in advance, so that's probably another reason why it made me sick.)

:console: @ 10 vials :X
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Stephen
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I meant water before the blood drawn. then some after.
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November 22, 2005 08:58 PM
I meant water before the blood drawn. then some after.

Drinking a lot of water on an empty stomach also makes me queasy. -_-
Thanks for the suggestion, though. ^_^
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November 22, 2005 02:08 PM
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November 22, 2005 08:35 AM
I'm also going to get cremated so that I don't rot in the ground, which is something I don't fancy doing.  Hopefully that won't have to occur for another ninety years or so. :D

You'll also save graveyard space, and thus maybe save a tree and some grass which could potentially be home to an animal or bug. :yes: Environmentalist, I like your thinking. :w00t:

I'm definitely giving my organs away. More people need to do that kind of thing. :ermm:

Of course, there's the issue of the energy/fuel required to do the cremation, as well as the pollution/greenhouse gasses it creates, and the fact that bypassing the decomposition process robs the Earth of nutrients. :r
Being buried without a casket in an existing open space rather than a cemetary (without being embalmed first) or at sea would be the best ways, short of changing the laws so humans can be used as food again.
Not that any person or animal would be well-advised to eat your average toxin-saturated human.

Anyway, back to organ donation.
Sort of.
Some of your comments reminded me of the "Live Organ Transplants" sketch from Monty Python's movie "The Meaning of Life". :lol:
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I personally wouldnt want to donate my body to somone else. It is saving lifes then it will have to do. But it is not right to take a dead persons parts and put them in somone else :duff:
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Why? Surely if you can save someones life with organs that you no longer need and will rot away (or burn if you're cremated) it's the best thing to do?

I'm all for organ donation. I have a donors card. My mum did the same thing, and I'm glad she did. I'm not a greatly spiritual person I guess but I think all you need is a conscience to donate your organs. That and half decent organs. :P
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