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Wolf, I was not including you in the ones dashing insults, my apologies to you.
Curiosity: “I wouldn’t assume they say brachos.”…why do you say that? do you know for a fact that they dont say brachos?
you are insulting other jews, and right after tisha b’av….what about “sinat chinam” The Talmud (of which we had a wordlwide siyum yesterday) (Tractate Yoma) tells us that sinat chinam destroyed the second Bait Hamikdash….stop insulting them, perhaps you should befriend them and be mekarev….don’t push them and make them hate us “frumies”…I have friends who are reform that keep kosher and go to shiurim, and have higher morals than many of others that are machmir and “frum”….
I am a proud card carrying member of HOD (Halachic Organ Donation) as well as a proud living kidney donor. To all of you who are against organ donation, be true to yourselves, if a loved one was in need of an organ donation would you not accept it?
popa-
I was eating healthy and exercising before I donated my kidney, so there was no change for me….
I am talking from my personal experience, unlike some of the posts here which are from what they think or have heard, but have no way of substantiating…
allnighter-
I was not given any restrictions or lifestyle changes, except to maintain a healthy weight and exercise, which is a lifestyle everyone should aspire to, since you are so sure of your statement please specify exactly which are these.
Before a person can donate a kidney you have to undergo extensive medical tests, both physical and psychological. You are assigned a team of doctors which is completely different from the recipients team, because they want to make sure that this medical team has your best interest in mind, and they should not be biassed to the best interest of the recipient, and until the morning of the surgery I could have still changed my mind, there was absolutely no pressure for me to go thru with this.
I have yet to meet or read an article written by a donor who regrets having giving the gift of life to another human being….
And yes I discussed this with my Rav, and my son’s Rebbe, who happens to also be a doctor….and both of them were very supportive of my decision
And I am also a card carrying member of HOD (Halachic Organ Donation), as well as a regular donor to the NY Blood Center, and I have been in the Bone Marrow Registry since 1990….
popa:
“This has nothing to do with how I feel. This is simply the fact. Once you donate a kidney, you are not supposed to do any contact sports, and there are all sorts of other lifestyle changes as well. Ask your doctor. “
what other lifestyle changes?….except for making sure I drink plenty I have not had to make any changes, I exercise regularly and eat healthy, and I was never a football player, so no changes in that front
The longer a person is in dialysis the chances that the kidney transplant will be succesful diminish, this is why it is so important to try to get a kidney as soon as possible when someone has kidney failure. Being in dialysis is extremely hard, by donating my kidney not only did I potentially add years to my recipient’s life but I improved his quality of life tremedously
Oomis
” And if your own kidney fails for some reason, you will never have the other one to take over.”
if you get kidney failure it would affect both kidneys, the only way only one kidney gets affected is with cancer or physical injury to the kidney itself (and as my boys can assure you I do not play football!)
As to your comment about saving your kidney for the future for a relative, you have the chance of not being a match (I not only was not related to recipient but I am sephardic and he is ashkenaz, and we were a perfect match), or you might develop unrealted medical conditions that might prevent you from donating. The way I see it, if chas vechalila any of my relatives needs a kidney I certainly hope that someone will step up to the plate and help them out, just like I did.
Having never undergone surgery before, I did not know what recuperation would be like, but I had a wonderful support system. I left the hospital after two days, and my sister took care of me for the next week. As I stated earlier, I was back working (from home for the first week) a week after the surgery.
Thanks for your good wishes!
Poppa-
‘You are confusing the medical community at large, with the kidney donation propaganda. ‘?????
Please do not comment on issues that you are not familiar with.
Yes, you have to be more careful, but your life after donation does not stop, I was back at work a week after the surgery and I was back on my threadmill after two weeks. Six weeks later (chol hamoed sucoth) I was ice skating and bowling with my sons. I have not stopped doing anything because of my lack of kidney. Nine weeks after my surgery I was back to donating blood.
You might not agree with kidney donation, but don’t bash it. And believe me, if chas vechalila any one of your family members needed a kidney you would feel very differently about this.
My kidney made aliyah! I donated a kidney a year ago (Rosh Chodesh Elul), it was the most amazing experience of my life (other than giving birth to my 3 wonderful sons). In fact my recipient told me that it is as if I had giving birth to him. His quality of life improved dramatically. He is doing wonderful, and I have never felt better or been in better physical shape than now. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is contemplating it. If you want to get in touch with me please have the moderators contact me, I will be more than happy to speak to you. My recipient lives in Israel, he came to New York and we had the surgery at Mt. Sinai hospital. I personally know many people that have donated kidneys to relatives or to strangers (I only met my recipient after the surgery), and not one of them regrets having donated their kidney.