I look at it as if I would want to receive an organ if it could save my life, or my daughter's or wife's. Yes I would, so therefore I'd be happy to donate an organ - unless I'm using it. Well done on the blood though.

There isn't really a donor system in Holland. I did in the UK though.

I used to give blood in the UK until the doctor their advised me to stop.

I get very worked up about needles and had high blood pressure / couldn't eat for a day or so before giving. Did it about 6 times before the doctor said this isn't a healthy thing for you to do - we suggest you stop.

Stu

i carry one, but ive not ticked the eyes box.... just think thats a bit spooky and quite fancy keeping them.

is that weird?

If there's anything useful that they can have from me, then they're more than welcome to have it. I'm not gonna be needing it anymore so if the bits can do some good then I'd hate to see them not used.

Same here.
I normally give blood as well, but won't be able to again till July due to having a new piercing. Maybe I should get my next tattoo done soon to reduce the time that I can't give blood for.

Re: Donor Card
 

Wassat then? Free Kebab entitlement? :roll:

Must get one.

I dont mind them taking organs, i dont really like the idea of them cutting me up and taking the organs but i dont think about it :P
Id love to donate blood i really would, but i almost faint at the sight of a needle :(

Iain

If anyone does want to sign up you can do it here

http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/s...detailsservlet

Carry a donor card and am on the register.

I did originally have it so that my eyes were a no go, but I thought about it and decided that the only reason i didn't want them to take my eyes was because I thought it was 'freaky'. Which was kind of selfish.

I wouldn't however accept an organ donation, but only because once you get to that point I wouldn't want all the medication (the anti rejection medicine is what causes half of all deaths in donor patients) and yet more surgery (I've had a lot and I never want anymore).

I have donated a massive one pint of blood, and then I had to get a few ops, and they've told me at the very soonest I can give blood again in 2 years (another 18 months) because my kidneys take at least that long to become normal again. But once I can again, I will.

I was also thinking of getting a small tattoo of the donor sign, so that they'd always know I was a donor.

It's also important to talk to your relatives about your wishes, because even if you're on the register and carrying a card, your relatives can still over rule it and say no to you being harvested.

They can only have my organs.
Not my whole corpse, don't want to end up as something that medical students take to bits...