what're the steps to becoming an organ donor and the negatives, and positives?

Question

I had a donor transfer on the 1st oct. Negative tests on 14th, period on 15th for 5 days . Positive hpt on 23rd . Beta 248 on the 24th. Is this viable?

Answer 1

Tell: People about it. Sign your organ donor card or make your drivers license reflect this wish of yours.

Answer 2

Absolutely: No patient ever receives a different level of care because they are an organ donor. Period.

Answer 3

Yes: Emergency room doctors are in the business of saving lives. They have no relation to transplant programs. They went into er medicine because they wanted save lives of acutely injured patients.

Answer 4

Yes: A person with lupus, could donate any organ which is healthy enough to survive the transplant, and which that person could live without. Since lupus can affect many organs, this would have to be a very careful decision for the person, their doctor, and the transplant doctor. But it's possible.

Answer 5

Depends: Often times they will need to evaluate the specific organ(s) with imaging and biopsy prior to considering them for transplant due to inherent risks associated.

Answer 6

No: Anyone who is in the country legally can become an organ donor.

Answer 7

No.: As long as the donor and recipient operations are done in hospitals approved by the united network for organ sharing (unos). You should discuss directly with your transplant team the plans for insurance coverage and follow-up after the procedures.

Answer 8

No: Donor expenses are covered by recipient insurance. The donor may be in the us on a visitor visa.

Answer 9

Almost everything: Nearly everything can be safely donated without compromising an "open casket" funeral. This should be discussed between the organ procurement counselors and the family before proceeding with donation.

Answer 10

All organs - thanks!: Organ donation is accomplished through an incision in the abdomen and chest. There is no problem with an open casket. Thank you for the generosity of your thought for others.

Answer 11

Most organs: With the possible exception of a rare face transplant, virtually all other organs and tissues can be donated, and still have an open casket funeral. I have been told that face donors have a mold replacing the face at the time of donation, but that may be a personal or family decision at the time.

Answer 12

Blood group: Matching ABO blood groups is even more important in most transplants.

Answer 13

Size for some organs: For some organs that are transplanted orthotopically (into the native anatomic location), the size of the donor organ must be reasonably close to that of the recipient's own organ. This includes heart, lung and liver transplants. Kidneys are different since they are transplanted heterotopically (into a different space than the normal anatomic location) which leaves lots of room for adjustment.

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