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What are the cons of being an organ donor?

Joe Ford

What are the cons of being an organ donor?

Cons. Organ donation is major surgery. All surgery comes with risks such as bleeding, infection, blood clots, allergic reactions, or damage to nearby organs and tissues. Although you will have anesthesia during the surgery as a living donor, you can have pain while you recover.

Why you should not be an organ donor?

1. Mistrust Of The Medical profession and doctors. Most people who are reluctant to donate their organs after dying say they do not trust doctors and the medical profession in general. According to them, a doctor could easily mishandle, abuse or neglect them if he or she knows they are donors.

What happens if you are a donor?

Organs need a supply of oxygen-rich blood to remain suitable for transplantation. Donors are put on artificial respiration to keep their heart beating, so that oxygen-rich blood continues to circulate through their body.

What is the cost to be an organ donor?

It's another thing to consider that a intestinal transplant costs $1,147,300 on average. Consulting firm Milliman tallies the average costs of different organ transplants in the U.S. And while most are expensive—some are very expensive. A kidney transplant runs just over $400,000.

What does it mean to be a donor on your driver’s license?

An organ donor is someone who has decided to give his or her organs or tissue to those who need it following their death. … When you apply for or renew your California driver license, you may choose to become an organ donor by signing up on the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.

What does being an organ donor entail?

Organ donation is the process of surgically removing an organ or tissue from one person (the organ donor) and placing it into another person (the recipient). Transplantation is necessary because the recipient's organ has failed or has been damaged by disease or injury.

How do I get my name off the organ donor list?

If you wish to remove yourself from the organ donor registry and you want a license that does not indicate you are an organ donor, then go to the DMV in person. It is best to call the DMV and ask if you can remove yourself from the organ donor registry there, or if you should do so in some other way.