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I saw him on the news yesterday- wasn't he absolutely brilliant. I'm not personally for an opt out but I do recognise the need for more transplant donors, but this guy was really inspirational.
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I don't mean to sound rude, because this is a really nice story, but just how good is an 83-year-old kidney? Are they still fully functional and good for many years more?
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The tests for donors are rigorous and those selected as donors are amongst the healthiest in the population. His kidney was described as being similar to thof a 40 year old
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*that of*
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if you bothered to see the article .... the doctors said that his kidney was like that of a man half his age. he is exceptionally healthy
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sorry mrs o. my poast was for jno. it's just that as i was typing, your response appeared
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I did bother to read the link and it didn't say that, excelsisor.
That sounds okay then, mrs_o, I was just wondering.
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*excelsior*
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no problem
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they're obviously not going to be queueing for my body parts when I'm dead. In fact there's a widespread lack of interest in them even now while I'm alive.
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then i apologise jno. i was in fact referring to the article on tv yesterday which did report what i said in the above reply.
forgive me
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jno, I believe Ripleys Believe It or Believe it Not Museum pay good money for oddities and curiosities ;-)
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you are forgiven, go and sin no more.
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I wanted to donate to my OH but we weren`t a match. I tried to get the hospital to pair us up with another couple in the same situation but they wouldn`t. The difference a new kidney makes is unbelievable.
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I asked Gunther von Hagen if he'd like to slice me up but he said it wasn't worth buying an XXXL salami machine just for one person.
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gness, paired donation is incredibly difficult to arrange,as I am sure you know
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I know. Has to be done at same time to prevent change of mind by one couple but happening more now I think.
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I must say that i share the concern of jno in that if i needed a transplant, i am not sure that i would be reassured by receiving a kidney from a 83 year old.
Yes rigorous renal function tests are performed, but they would be whilst he was alive.One presumes that there would be a gap of time between his tests and his death and my concern would be had anything deteriorated in that time.
Just a thought.....you understand.
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Sqad, he is NOT dead...hence the heading of "altruistic donor"
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MrsO....I know he is not dead, but OK. then i suppose my comment falls flat ;-)
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