Hi I would like to join the organ donation but with me having an ileostomy would they still use my small intestine. As far as I'm aware there is nothing wrong with my small bowel.
That's funny "I'm losing more and more of them." My 17 year old told me the other day I was being disassembled.You've still got lots of other good organs to donate. I'm signed up as an organ donor, though over the years I'm losing more and more of them. I've still got some good ones left though. Hahaha!
That reminds me of when I was waking up from an emergency exploratory lapartomy in the ICU. I was drugged up and majorly out of it. In that drug fog, all I could recall was being told I had to have 4 pints of blood. I kept thinking about how cool it was that I had surgery for an oil change. HAHAHA!That's funny "I'm losing more and more of them." My 17 year old told me the other day I was being disassembled.
To anybody thinking about being listed as an organ donor....once you sign up, be sure to tell as many family members as possible that you did this. It is ultimately up to the next of kin to approve going forward with organ harvesting when the time comes. Even once listed, your spouse, parent, sister, cousin, whoever is next in line to you can decide not to do it, so be sure many many many people know this is what you desire.
Interesting! I never thought about that.I can't even donate blood in Australia as I lived in England for 18 months during the 'mad cow' out break.