Becoming a live doner

Sash · 4 Aug 2009 at 07:45

I have been thinking for a while about becoming a live donor - donating a kidney to someone who needs it etc. Has anyone else signed up for this and how do you do it? To the others would you consider doing this?

uv · 4 Aug 2009 at 07:48

http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/details/Food/DonerKebap.html

I think you mean donor

ganesh · 4 Aug 2009 at 07:49

What if you need your kidney at some point in your future? Are you really willng to take those kind of risks?

Sash · 4 Aug 2009 at 07:49

uv said:
http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/details/Food/DonerKebap.html

I think you mean donor

Lol yeah my spelling is usually good too. Wondered why my phone didnt recognise the spelling

Sash · 4 Aug 2009 at 07:52

ganesh said:
What if you need your kidney at some point in your future? Are you really willng to take those kind of risks?

Yeah i could i dont value my life very highly.

Energize · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:11

You could always donate your liver as it just grows back again unlike a kidney.

jas72 · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:12

wouldn't you need it in the meantime

Sash · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:13

It would basically be (as far as i am aware) i sign up they do tests and if someone needs one and they cant get one that has been donated my someone who has died they would go through the live donor registry.

Energize · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:16

jas72 said:
wouldn't you need it in the meantime

You only donate 60%.

gillywibble · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:19

Sash said:
Yeah i could i dont value my life very highly.

Sash · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:30

gillywibble said:

I assume you dont suffer from depression? Half of the time by brain is telling me I am useless and I wont do anything right and saying whats the point of trying, this dents my confidence by a lot and I think I would prefer to help someone else than to live myself most of the time.

ganesh · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:35

Sounds like you have issues. Donate your heart and all your problems are over.

Sash · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:39

ganesh said:
Sounds like you have issues. Donate your heart and all your problems are over.

Ho ho.

Anyone else have any other thoughts on the subject unlike the ****** above me just trolling?

DampCat · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:44

Very noble of you, but probably not the answer to whichever problems you wish to solve.
Give blood, or give flowers to strangers or something. Or as mentioned, donate a chunk of your liver, which would be equally as life savign as a kidney in some scenarios.

Personally, I wouldn't donate my kidney to a stranger. I'm saving it for my father/sister.

ThundyCat · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:47

ganesh said:
Sounds like you have issues. Donate your heart and all your problems are over.

Stop trolling!

I suggest you don't post in this thread again please.

JBuk · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:50

If you're wanting to do this and have some form of mental health issue then I suggest you get sorted before making such a big decision

Nitefly · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:53

JBuk said:
If you're wanting to do this and have some form of mental health issue then I suggest you get sorted before making such a big decision

Agreed.

Morgoth · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:54

I'd go see your GP about your depression before you think more about giving away a kidney.

doofer · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:54

Whilst Organ donation is a noble cause, some just like to make a fat profit out of it, you get stitches and pain, they get the cold hard cash...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article5439761.ece

I carry a Donor Card and the article above makes me wonder why I do. I'd want anything of mine to go to someone who needs it, putting a price on something given freely is just not on in my book.

gillywibble · 4 Aug 2009 at 08:55

Sash said:
I assume you dont suffer from depression?

Yes I have suffered with depression and a lack of self worth. If you need professional help for your problems, then please go ahead and seek it, but may I recommend that you avoid threads of this nature.

Good luck.