Would you donate?

sidneykidney · 21-05-2010 9:28am #1

First off, apologies if this has been done before.

There have been lots of threads about carrying donor cards, mostly here in AH.
Well heres a similar one, if a loved one of yours had renal failure, and was on dialysis, would you if you were a match, consider donating a kidney to them? Or would it not be a question of having to consider, you would just offer it straight away?

Being the recipiant of a kidney, i was lucky, and am forever in debt to my donor, which came about from someone's death, sad but as they say, it truely is the gift of life.

In answer to my own question, if any loved one of mine needed a kidney i would offer one straight away, cause i have first hand experience of how life changing it is.
So have at it guys and gals

IvyTheTerrible · 21-05-2010 9:30am

I would. I would be afraid as hell but for a loved one I would have to do it.

Fago! · 21-05-2010 9:31am

Yes.

You'd be a horrible excuse for a human not to.

davyjose · 21-05-2010 9:31am

sidneykidney wrote: »

First off, apologies if this has been done before.

There have been lots of threads about carrying donor cards, mostly here in AH.
Well heres a similar one, if a loved one of yours had renal failure, and was on dialysis, would you if you were a match, consider donating a kidney to them? Or would it not be a question of having to consider, you would just offer it straight away?

Being the recipiant of a kidney, i was lucky, and am forever in debt to my donor, which came about from someone's death, sad but as they say, it truely is the gift of life.

In answer to my own question, if any loved one of mine needed a kidney i would offer one straight away, cause i have first hand experience of how life changing it is.
So have at it guys and gals

Straight away, no questions asked tbh

Mushy · 21-05-2010 9:33am

I only recently picked up the Gift of Life card, so yeah, guess I would. I always feel I should do something to at least help otehrs in some way, this is how!

Standard Toaster · 21-05-2010 9:44am

Of course.

Kasabian · 21-05-2010 9:47am

I would and I'd even go as far as to offer one to a complete stranger if a match could be found. Since I gave up the drink I think i could function well on one .:pac:

Seriously I would donate

enda1 · 21-05-2010 9:47am

Lads, I'll need a kidney in the next 20 years or so, so getting my "fist dibs" in early.

Now I've to go to boards beers and become bestest chums with you all.

DrumSteve · 21-05-2010 9:48am

enda1 wrote: »

Lads, I'll need a kidney in the next 20 years or so, so getting my "fist dibs" in early.

Now I've to go to boards beers and become bestest chums with you all.

shouldnt that be a liver you'll need? what sort of drinks are these gonna be...?

sidneykidney · 21-05-2010 9:50am

Kasabian wrote: »

I would and I'd even go as far as to offer one to a complete stranger if a match could be found. Since I gave up the drink I think i could function well on one .:pac:

Seriously I would donate

You can actually survive on one kidney only working at 50-60%:)

Kasabian · 21-05-2010 9:53am

sidneykidney wrote: »

You can actually survive on one kidney only working at 50-60%:)

I know , I ain't giving away body parts I need . Penis anyone ?

Hannibal Smith · 21-05-2010 9:53am

sidneykidney wrote: »

First off, apologies if this has been done before.

There have been lots of threads about carrying donor cards, mostly here in AH.
Well heres a similar one, if a loved one of yours had renal failure, and was on dialysis, would you if you were a match, consider donating a kidney to them? Or would it not be a question of having to consider, you would just offer it straight away?

Being the recipiant of a kidney, i was lucky, and am forever in debt to my donor, which came about from someone's death, sad but as they say, it truely is the gift of life.

In answer to my own question, if any loved one of mine needed a kidney i would offer one straight away, cause i have first hand experience of how life changing it is.
So have at it guys and gals

Yes. Without a second thought.

I have a friend who has renal failure and hearing all he goes through it kills me. It's a person I met on the internet, which is why I haven't offered, I did consider it though. He's been on dialysis for nearly 10 years now and his chest access line is on it's last legs, it keeps getting infected, he's used up all other lines so I think the next one is a lumbar one?

As I say, I did consider offering to him, but when I found out all the repercussions it stopped me, selfish as it sounds I have a child now and I think what if they developed renal failure, shouldn't I keep what I have for him?

If it was a family member, I wouldn't have to think about it at all.

enda1 · 21-05-2010 9:57am

DrumSteve wrote: »

shouldnt that be a liver you'll need? what sort of drinks are these gonna be...?

No actually

Kidneys are slowly failing due to some rare disease.
But.

Alcohol still allowed in moderate quantities though, the liver is in tip top shape!
Silver linings I guess.

I keep inviting my siblings to visit (I live abroad) but they're scared I'll chloroform them when they arrive and they'll wake up with a curious scar :P

I should set up a poll..

To rob my brother's kidney?
or not?

enda1 · 21-05-2010 10:00am

Hannibal Smith wrote: »

Yes. Without a second thought.

I have a friend who has renal failure and hearing all he goes through it kills me. It's a person I met on the internet, which is why I haven't offered, I did consider it though. He's been on dialysis for nearly 10 years now and his chest access line is on it's last legs, it keeps getting infected, he's used up all other lines so I think the next one is a lumbar one?

As I say, I did consider offering to him, but when I found out all the repercussions it stopped me, selfish as it sounds I have a child now and I think what if they developed renal failure, shouldn't I keep what I have for him?

If it was a family member, I wouldn't have to think about it at all.

I agree with you though, even though I could be in the situation he is in.

I think it could only be from a family member I accepted a live kidney transfer.
I couldn't take one from a stranger/friend. Just seems selfish or something.

Don't feel guilty I think, its a very difficult choice to make I'm sure.

stovelid · 21-05-2010 10:04am

Yes, I would.

sam34 · 21-05-2010 10:06am

probably, if my own health could withstand it

cynder · 21-05-2010 10:08am

My daughter is a diabetic and it is well know that half of kidney patients are diabetics, so she develops problems with her kidneys she can have one of mine........

Hannibal Smith · 21-05-2010 10:10am

enda1 wrote: »

I agree with you though, even though I could be in the situation he is in.

I think it could only be from a family member I accepted a live kidney transfer.
I couldn't take one from a stranger/friend. Just seems selfish or something.

Don't feel guilty I think, its a very difficult choice to make I'm sure.

do you mind me asking, are you on dialysis? Sorry if it's a personal question, tell me to feck off if you want

monkeypants · 21-05-2010 10:11am

I think Ivy summed it up perfectly in post #2: scared to bits, but would have to make the offer. Just as long as they allow me my trusty valium.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 21-05-2010 10:12am

More than likely, but I am very very fearful of being asked to donate bone marrow... I think you would heal up pretty well after they extract your kidney. The likes of a lung or that would be different though.

AssaultedPeanut · 21-05-2010 10:13am

Without a doubt.

My older sister is my hero, she didn't donate her kidney, but she donated 20% of her liver to my very sick (at the time) niece who wasn't even a year old when she was diagnosed with a hepato-blastoma (massive tumour on her liver).

Now she's 5 and you wouldn't even know there'd been anything wrong with her at all

StormWarrior · 21-05-2010 10:15am

When I'm dead they can take everything to donate, but while I'm alive I would really not want to. If it was my parents or sister I'd consider it, but for any more distant realtive or a non-relative, no f****** way. I'd feel bad that they are suffering, but if the roles were reversed, there's no way I'd expect someone to give me a kidney while they were still alive. That's all just hypothetical though, in real life I wouldn't be able to donate an organ as I had cancer 8 years ago and never got the all-clear, they wouldn't risk giving someone one of my organs. Anyway, it might sound selfish but I've had enough bad health in my life already, I wouldn't risk any more by donating a kidney.

enda1 · 21-05-2010 10:26am

Hannibal Smith wrote: »

do you mind me asking, are you on dialysis? Sorry if it's a personal question, tell me to feck off if you want

No its grand.

Not on dialysis. My disease is quite slow progressing so there's a chance I could go directly from medication to transplant, hopefully skipping the dialysis phase if it comes to it.

I don't relish the thought of dialysis I must say.

Only found out about the disease about a month ago.

There's even a chance I might never need a new kidney, like if I respond particularly well to the treatment, but I'm not gonna get my hopes up too much!

Got very lucky that they do free health checks in work where it was picked up very early, if it wasn't for that I would probably not have gone to a doctor till my functionality had dropped to like 20% (its at 70% now).

I'm 25 yo guy, 185cm and 70kg. Really not something you expect!

Anyways, sorry about taking over.

I should really vote no in the poll because I can't now donate ;

DrumSteve · 21-05-2010 10:35am

enda1 wrote: »

No actually

Kidneys are slowly failing due to some rare disease.
But.

Alcohol still allowed in moderate quantities though, the liver is in tip top shape!
Silver linings I guess.

I keep inviting my siblings to visit (I live abroad) but their scared I'll chloroform them when they arrive and they'll wake up with a curious scar :P

I should set up a poll..
To rob my brother's kidney?

or not?

**** sorry to hear it.

You should probably rob his kidney though!

Hank_Jones · 21-05-2010 10:37am

Depends on how close a relative they are. If it's my immediate family, then yeah, no problem.
But outside of that I'm not too sure, I wouldn't be pushing my way to the front of the queue to offer some of my family kidneys.

Hannibal Smith · 21-05-2010 10:39am

enda1 wrote: »

No its grand.

Not on dialysis. My disease is quite slow progressing so there's a chance I could go directly from medication to transplant, hopefully skipping the dialysis phase if it comes to it.

I don't relish the thought of dialysis I must say.

Only found out about the disease about a month ago.

There's even a chance I might never need a new kidney, like if I respond particularly well to the treatment, but I'm not gonna get my hopes up too much!

Got very lucky that they do free health checks in work where it was picked up very early, if it wasn't for that I would probably not have gone to a doctor till my functionality had dropped to like 20% (its at 70% now).

I'm 25 yo guy, 185cm and 70kg. Really not something you expect!

Anyways, sorry about taking over.

I should really vote no in the poll because I can't now donate ;

Fingers crossed the treatment works and you need neither transplant, nor dialysis.

I never knew the whole ins and outs of dialysis (pardon the pun

) till I met this other guy.

I'm glad they caught it early, you seem to have a good mentality about it all and sure they say that's half the battle! The very best of luck with the treatment.

Novella · 21-05-2010 10:40am

Oh god, yes. Without a doubt.

I'm actually a kidney donor in waiting. My uncle has kidney failure. He had a transplant about 20+ years ago after an accident. He has been back on dialysis now for about three, maybe four years. He has built up huge immunity so it is no longer viable for him to accept a kidney from anyone but family, and it has to be a live match.

At the moment, the levels of, something I forget!, are too high in his blood so he has been going to England to have that treated because a transplant cannot go ahead otherwise. His general health is also not good enough at this time for him to under-go any major surgery.

It's really awful. He has three kids. I feel so sorry for them, because a few months ago there was a really bad time where he was having serious, life threatening bleeds from the tube in his arm that was used for his dialysis. His daughter is only eleven years ago and she had to try and hold his arm tightly enough so he wouldn't bleed to death on the kitchen floor one night.

It's a horrible situation, and I know it's really hard for him, so as soon as he is well enough, I can't wait to help him and give him back his quality of life, and his family too.

enda1 · 21-05-2010 10:41am

Boston Weak Tattoo wrote: »

More than likely, but I am very very fearful of being asked to donate bone marrow... I think you would heal up pretty well after they extract your kidney. The likes of a lung or that would be different though.

I had to have a core of bone marrow extracted to check for any diseases.

Damn that's a painful procedure - turns out they can't number the nerves in you bones!

BUT

Its not too bad. The pain is bad but its short and goes away quickly. I could limp around after.

I'm sure though that the donation would be a larger quantity, maybe done under general aesthetic.

CrazyRabbit · 21-05-2010 11:21am

Depends how much I am set to inherit in their will....

(I've an organ donor card though)

cherryghost · 21-05-2010 11:25am

I would. Only a coldhearted bitch wouldn't, imo

Biggins · 21-05-2010 11:26am

Yes, help save a life? - Absolutely. No heisatation even for a second in answering that.

Jaxxy · 21-05-2010 11:51am

Oh yes, definitely, without hesitation. I would do anything to save the life of someone I care about. I carry a donor card too and I hope they butcher me when I die and give anything they possibly can give to anyone who needs it.

Sorry to hear about your condition enda1, and I wish you the best of luck with your treatment.

Stinicker · 21-05-2010 1:43pm

No, I would not, why wreck a perfectly healthy body (mine) to prolong what maybe already a lost cause. Now organ donations from dead people would be fine but harvesting an organ from a living person is just plain wrong. I would however try and organise for that person to get over to China or down to Haiti and get a kidney from some person to be executed or like the Israelis done harvest it from some Haitian person whose life expectancy is no longer than a dogs.

I always watch out for myself and despite over 90% of respondents saying yes, they are only towing the typical boards bleeding hard moronic communist line for fear of being criticised and not getting a "thanks" for their post.

Offy · 21-05-2010 1:49pm

sidneykidney wrote: »

First off, apologies if this has been done before.

There have been lots of threads about carrying donor cards, mostly here in AH.
Well heres a similar one, if a loved one of yours had renal failure, and was on dialysis, would you if you were a match, consider donating a kidney to them? Or would it not be a question of having to consider, you would just offer it straight away?

Being the recipiant of a kidney, i was lucky, and am forever in debt to my donor, which came about from someone's death, sad but as they say, it truely is the gift of life.

In answer to my own question, if any loved one of mine needed a kidney i would offer one straight away, cause i have first hand experience of how life changing it is.
So have at it guys and gals

Id donate one to a stranger if it meant saving a life.

Jaxxy · 21-05-2010 1:53pm

Stinicker wrote: »

I always watch out for myself and despite over 90% of respondents saying yes, they are only towing the typical boards bleeding hard moronic communist line for fear of being criticised and not getting a "thanks" for their post.

Ah I don't think that's a very fair assumption to make. I'm sure the majority of people here saying they would donate genuinely would. Of course until you're faced with a situation like that yourself you can never be 100% sure that's exactly what you'd do; most of us can only say what we think we'd do.

Personally I know if someone I loved needed my help I would in the very least have to offer. If I didn't I'm completely certain I would not enjoy the guilt I would inevitably feel knowing that I could have helped save a life and didn't.

I'd rather have them around and be without a kidney than watch them suffer, or not have them around at all.

ScumLord · 21-05-2010 3:12pm

sidneykidney wrote: »

Being the recipiant of a kidney, i was lucky, and am forever in debt to my donor, which came about from someone's death, sad but as they say, it truely is the gift of life.

In answer to my own question, if any loved one of mine needed a kidney i would offer one straight away,

Wouldn't that leave you with no kidneys?

For a younger relation like the nephews I'd have no problems giving up an organ. For older relatives I kind of think they've destroyed their organs it's only fair I get to destroy my own, no sense in letting them have all the fun.

sidneykidney · 21-05-2010 3:23pm

ScumLord wrote: »

Wouldn't that leave you with no kidneys?

For a younger relation like the nephews I'd have no problems giving up an organ. For older relatives I kind of think they've destroyed their organs it's only fair I get to destroy my own, no sense in letting them have all the fun.

Yes, it would leave me with one, i should have said IF i had two healthy kidneys, obiviously i dont....:p

Hannibal Smith · 21-05-2010 5:21pm

Stinicker wrote: »

No, I would not, why wreck a perfectly healthy body (mine) to prolong what maybe already a lost cause. Now organ donations from dead people would be fine but harvesting an organ from a living person is just plain wrong. I would however try and organise for that person to get over to China or down to Haiti and get a kidney from some person to be executed or like the Israelis done harvest it from some Haitian person whose life expectancy is no longer than a dogs.

I always watch out for myself and despite over 90% of respondents saying yes, they are only towing the typical boards bleeding hard moronic communist line for fear of being criticised and not getting a "thanks" for their post.

Some people don't pay any attention to the 'thank' crap and just post what they think, despite your obvious close watch of it.

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