Organ donor card

[BabyK]

Hi guys hope your all well. A wee question...can you give blood and have an organ donor card if you have pbc?

[Oidra]

In my forties I gave blood twice and the third time was rejected. As I felt as fit asa fiddle I never bothered to find out why and never tried again.

At 60 I was diagnosed with PBC.

[bev5779 in reply to Oidra]

Did you give blood knowing you had PBC??? or did you find out you had PBC by giving blood....

[Oidra in reply to bev5779]

No I hadn’t got PBC in my forties, I just decided when I was refused that that was it.

I found out I had PBC when a heart murmur was being checked in 2000.

It does make you wonder if the signs were there in my forties so I am glad I never investigated why I was refused and had many blissful years of ignorance

[emerich]

Hi Baby, I've wondered that. Interested to hear the answer.

[butterflyEi]

Hi BabyK

Your profile does not say which country you live in and I suspect the answer to your question will depend on the country. After 20 plus years of being a blood donor I no longer give blood in the UK but I believe that if you are a rare blood type and there is a need they may take your blood. As to organ donation I asked a question on the NHS Organ Donation face book page and this was their answer :-

"Having a medical condition does not necessarily prevent a person from becoming an organ or tissue donor. A healthcare professional will decide whether some or all organs and tissue are suitable for transplant, taking into account your medical history."

I hope this helps.

[Wingding in reply to butterflyEi]

How long have you been diagnosed with PBC and was it your decision to stop giving blood or was it refused because of your condition?

[butterflyEi in reply to Wingding]

diagnosed 2006. gave up during difficult menopause which led to a hysterectomy but would have had to give up by now due age. I was not refused on grounds of PBC as I was not diagnosed until after I had given up being a donor.

[cazer]

As we have a dodgy type of antibody it would seem logical not to donate but this is only my personal thought on it... Sure gp surgery would know... Best wishes cazer.

[Sandymh in reply to cazer]

I think the same as you cazer

[BabyK in reply to Sandymh]

Thanks guys

[Hidden]

I'm in the UK and have been told I cannot give blood. Not sure about donating organs...suspect not though.

[bev5779 in reply to Hidden]

Theres certain conditions where we could give organs, Ive put down that i will donate anything they want, Limbs, skin, eyes, if its good to use then they can take it... x

[bev5779]

Cant give blood in the UK but they will take certain organs/skin/eyes/ bits and pieces thats needed at the time....