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On September 12 2011 02:17 DreamChaser wrote:Show nested quote +On September 03 2011 14:26 doktorLucifer wrote:
Uuh. This is going to sound grim, but I'm not joking.
For her to get a liver, does that mean **ahem** someone has to die? I'm not too knowledgeable on the matter, but I'm working under the assumption that you can't function without a healthy liver...
Do livers from old people work just as well when transplanted to young patients? Or are livers from other young people more optimal? Or is the age of the liver irrelevant, and comparability the only important issue?
;; I'm pretty sure it has to come from someone who is a donor. Like on people's license it says im a organ donor. I'm no expert but im pretty sure its hard to find and organ donor unless your $$$ of course, but for the average person there is a lot of specifications that have to be met to make sure the recipient can even accept the organ. (ex. similar blood i would assume or to make sure the organs and the body will be compatible)
I don't know how the law works in the US or in Korea, but in France you're considered as a potential donor unless you specified before your death that you did not want to donate your organs. However in reality doctors will ask the family permission to do so most of the time.
Most of the organs for donation do not come from old people, they come from people who are clinically dead (meaning their cerebral tissue is dead) but with vital organs that are still working (heart lungs etc... ), so it's mostly people who had car accident or heart failures and were ressucitated, but too late to prevent the brain tissue from dying.That's why there is such a shortage of donnors, only a very small fraction or the death are eligible for organ transplant.
However in the case o the liver it's possible to use living donors, because it has the ability to regenerate. It's a very difficult surgery though, I hope she'll be fine.
While I'm here, let you family know what's your opinion on organ donation, a lot of organs are not used because the family doesn't know what was the opinion of the deceased on the subject.
It's not something that concerns old people dying in their bed, donors are unfortunately mostly relatively young people who die from an accident, so make sure your family know  .
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On September 12 2011 04:52 Jetaap wrote:Show nested quote +On September 12 2011 02:17 DreamChaser wrote:On September 03 2011 14:26 doktorLucifer wrote:
Uuh. This is going to sound grim, but I'm not joking.
For her to get a liver, does that mean **ahem** someone has to die? I'm not too knowledgeable on the matter, but I'm working under the assumption that you can't function without a healthy liver...
Do livers from old people work just as well when transplanted to young patients? Or are livers from other young people more optimal? Or is the age of the liver irrelevant, and comparability the only important issue?
;; I'm pretty sure it has to come from someone who is a donor. Like on people's license it says im a organ donor. I'm no expert but im pretty sure its hard to find and organ donor unless your $$$ of course, but for the average person there is a lot of specifications that have to be met to make sure the recipient can even accept the organ. (ex. similar blood i would assume or to make sure the organs and the body will be compatible) I don't know how the law works in the US or in Korea, but in France you're considered as a potential donor unless you specified before your death that you did not want to donate your organs. However in reality doctors will ask the family permission to do so most of the time. Most of the organs for donation do not come from old people, they come from people who are clinically dead (meaning their cerebral tissue is dead) but with vital organs that are still working (heart lungs etc... ), so it's mostly people who had car accident or heart failures and were ressucitated, but too late to prevent the brain tissue from dying.That's why there is such a shortage of donnors, only a very small fraction or the death are eligible for organ transplant. However in the case o the liver it's possible to use living donors, because it has the ability to regenerate. It's a very difficult surgery though, I hope she'll be fine. While I'm here, let you family know what's your opinion on organ donation, a lot of organs are not used because the family doesn't know what was the opinion of the deceased on the subject. It's not something that concerns old people dying in their bed, donors are unfortunately mostly relatively young people who die from an accident, so make sure your family know .
Opposite in US. You have to opt in to be a donor.
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On September 12 2011 05:56 FabledIntegral wrote:Show nested quote +On September 12 2011 04:52 Jetaap wrote:On September 12 2011 02:17 DreamChaser wrote:On September 03 2011 14:26 doktorLucifer wrote:
Uuh. This is going to sound grim, but I'm not joking.
For her to get a liver, does that mean **ahem** someone has to die? I'm not too knowledgeable on the matter, but I'm working under the assumption that you can't function without a healthy liver...
Do livers from old people work just as well when transplanted to young patients? Or are livers from other young people more optimal? Or is the age of the liver irrelevant, and comparability the only important issue?
;; I'm pretty sure it has to come from someone who is a donor. Like on people's license it says im a organ donor. I'm no expert but im pretty sure its hard to find and organ donor unless your $$$ of course, but for the average person there is a lot of specifications that have to be met to make sure the recipient can even accept the organ. (ex. similar blood i would assume or to make sure the organs and the body will be compatible) I don't know how the law works in the US or in Korea, but in France you're considered as a potential donor unless you specified before your death that you did not want to donate your organs. However in reality doctors will ask the family permission to do so most of the time. Most of the organs for donation do not come from old people, they come from people who are clinically dead (meaning their cerebral tissue is dead) but with vital organs that are still working (heart lungs etc... ), so it's mostly people who had car accident or heart failures and were ressucitated, but too late to prevent the brain tissue from dying.That's why there is such a shortage of donnors, only a very small fraction or the death are eligible for organ transplant. However in the case o the liver it's possible to use living donors, because it has the ability to regenerate. It's a very difficult surgery though, I hope she'll be fine. While I'm here, let you family know what's your opinion on organ donation, a lot of organs are not used because the family doesn't know what was the opinion of the deceased on the subject. It's not something that concerns old people dying in their bed, donors are unfortunately mostly relatively young people who die from an accident, so make sure your family know . Opposite in US. You have to opt in to be a donor.
Same with CAN.
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Woah you can grow a new liver? O.o Or like, heal a damaged one?
However in the case o the liver it's possible to use living donors, because it has the ability to regenerate. It's a very difficult surgery though, I hope she'll be fine.
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On September 12 2011 06:46 Latedi wrote:Woah you can grow a new liver? O.o Or like, heal a damaged one? Show nested quote +However in the case o the liver it's possible to use living donors, because it has the ability to regenerate. It's a very difficult surgery though, I hope she'll be fine.
It regenerates very fast. Normally if there is like 25-30% of liver left it heals itself within 5-6 weeks. There are cases of liver regenerating from only 10% of its tissue.
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On September 12 2011 06:58 Evilmystic wrote:Show nested quote +On September 12 2011 06:46 Latedi wrote:Woah you can grow a new liver? O.o Or like, heal a damaged one? However in the case o the liver it's possible to use living donors, because it has the ability to regenerate. It's a very difficult surgery though, I hope she'll be fine. It regenerates very fast. Normally if there is like 25-30% of liver left it heals itself within 5-6 weeks. There are cases of liver regenerating from only 10% of its tissue.
That's awesome : O
So can you transplant like 50% liver and both can have one then?
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Woooo! Glad to hear! Get better lightgirl!
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On September 13 2011 21:14 Milkis wrote:
Light girl lives
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YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!
Get well soon The Girl of Light.
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my life is now automatically better
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On September 13 2011 21:14 Milkis wrote:
Light girl lives
:D :D :D
so she's out of danger now? she just needs to rest and recover? or are there more potentially dangerous steps she needs to go through?
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On September 13 2011 21:28 Sarang wrote::D :D :D so she's out of danger now? she just needs to rest and recover? or are there more potentially dangerous steps she needs to go through?
Possibly. She just tweeted "Everyone I'm alive! Thank you!"
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On September 13 2011 21:14 Milkis wrote:
Light girl lives
great news. Get well soon
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Not fully healed, but she's better
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On September 13 2011 21:29 Milkis wrote:Show nested quote +On September 13 2011 21:28 Sarang wrote:On September 13 2011 21:14 Milkis wrote:
Light girl lives :D :D :D so she's out of danger now? she just needs to rest and recover? or are there more potentially dangerous steps she needs to go through? Possibly. She just tweeted "Everyone I'm alive! Thank you!"
You know, it really sounds cheerful and simple, but there's huge meaning behind these words.
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