Any Organ Donors in here?
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Originally Posted by THEOLDMAN,Jul 14 2005, 02:06 PM
Here is a blood type distribution chart:
TYPES DISTRIBUTION
RATIOS
O + 1 person in 3 38.4%
O - 1 person in 15 7.7%
A + 1 person in 3 32.3%
A - 1 person in 16 6.5%
B + 1 person in 12 9.4%
B - 1 person in 67 1.7%
AB + 1 person in 29 3.2%
AB - 1 person in 167 0.7%
BTW I am AB+ I was on the waiting list for a week, but I was also at that time the only AB+ waiting for a liver. Prior to the transplant I was told that it could happen that I could get a liver right away or that I could be waiting quite a while.
TYPES DISTRIBUTION
RATIOS
O + 1 person in 3 38.4%
O - 1 person in 15 7.7%
A + 1 person in 3 32.3%
A - 1 person in 16 6.5%
B + 1 person in 12 9.4%
B - 1 person in 67 1.7%
AB + 1 person in 29 3.2%
AB - 1 person in 167 0.7%
BTW I am AB+ I was on the waiting list for a week, but I was also at that time the only AB+ waiting for a liver. Prior to the transplant I was told that it could happen that I could get a liver right away or that I could be waiting quite a while.
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That its my Tissue Type-HLA phenotype A2,B38,B63,Cw7,DR4,DR15,DQ1,DQ3,my blood type its AB+ and I'm new,so my email porec1957@yahoo.com
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putting it on a license means NOTHING in most states.
the buck stops with your next of kin. if they say no, that's it. TELL YOUR FAMILY AND/OR SPOUSE YOU WISH TO DONATE to remove any confusion. Too many willing donors' organs are wasted because parents/siblings/spouses/children object. So many lost lives.
BTW, I'm still waiting for a kidney. I'm considering going to a 5/6 match and under 40 years old.
the buck stops with your next of kin. if they say no, that's it. TELL YOUR FAMILY AND/OR SPOUSE YOU WISH TO DONATE to remove any confusion. Too many willing donors' organs are wasted because parents/siblings/spouses/children object. So many lost lives.
BTW, I'm still waiting for a kidney. I'm considering going to a 5/6 match and under 40 years old.
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You can sign up on this website:Organ Donor Listing It's a national list and it will also give you other information.
To all of you who are willing to sign up THANK YOU!
You might want to consider a living will also, as this will put your wishes in writing. When the time comes for the decision to be made emotions overcome the moment and families may not do as you wish them to.
MYTHS & FACTS ABOUT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION
Don
To all of you who are willing to sign up THANK YOU!
You might want to consider a living will also, as this will put your wishes in writing. When the time comes for the decision to be made emotions overcome the moment and families may not do as you wish them to.MYTHS & FACTS ABOUT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION
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Originally Posted by THEOLDMAN,Sep 18 2005, 03:02 PM
Myth: Minorities should refuse to donate because organ distribution discriminates by race.
Fact: Organs are matched by factors, including blood and tissue typing, which can vary by race. Patients are more likely to find matches among donors of their same race or ethnicity.
Fact: Organs are matched by factors, including blood and tissue typing, which can vary by race. Patients are more likely to find matches among donors of their same race or ethnicity.
a large percentage of people with renal failure are blacks with B blood types.
On a percentage basis, B blood types (mostly black) are way, way less likely to be donors. This is why blacks often wait 3x or longer than whites or other races for kidneys.
sad, but it fuels the myth.
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From my experience on the Transplant Surgery Service, I can say that many more Whites get living donors than Blacks. So, that longer wait my simply be due to waiting for a cadavaric kidney i.e. does that stat include all comers or just those waiting for a cadaveric kidney?
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Originally Posted by JerseyGirl,Oct 4 2005, 11:17 PM
Can you sell a kidney?
(By the way, I'm serious. Not that I'd actually sell it, but just didn't know if you could do that sort of thing.)
If so, what do you think the price would be?
(By the way, I'm serious. Not that I'd actually sell it, but just didn't know if you could do that sort of thing.)
If so, what do you think the price would be?