Bone Donation

denpen
denpen Member Posts: 389
edited 4. Aug 2009, 16:25 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi
I had no idea that this existed and so have never heard about this till I went for the pre op. but how many of you know that you can donate your bits of bone that they remove when you have your hip replacement. I would never have thought that my knackered bones would be any good for anything, but thats great its no good to me anymore and if it will help someone else I will certainly let them use it.
Denise

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  • miss_l
    miss_l Member Posts: 138
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I was willing to donate mine, however i have had previous op's on my hip which prevents it from being used :(

    My bone isn't good enough!
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I was never asked but they would have been most welcome, I was over the moon to be rid of them!

    Luv
    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Its something I didn't realise was possible, but like a lot of things in medicine, times have changed and although I am not having surgery and so do not have to think about it, I see no logical reason for not allowing this process to go ahead. Transplant surgery is something I would willingly take part in as a doner, should such a situation arise. I'm registered, my family all agree with my views and that is that, as far as I'm concerned. :wink:
    Love Sue
  • wendygrocott
    wendygrocott Member Posts: 30
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    denpen wrote:
    Hi
    I had no idea that this existed and so have never heard about this till I went for the pre op. but how many of you know that you can donate your bits of bone that they remove when you have your hip replacement. I would never have thought that my knackered bones would be any good for anything, but thats great its no good to me anymore and if it will help someone else I will certainly let them use it.
    De nise


    When I had my hip op the bone was donated .Did you also know that when you have a knee replacement the drains they put in drain into a special plastic bag then it is recycled back into you as a transfusion I can't remember what the process is called. But apparently there is a lot of blood loss from a knee op and by doing this procedure of recycling your own blood it cuts down on having to have someone else's blood now that's technology
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,183
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello everyone.
    When i had my thr i was asked if i would donate my hip bone i agreed that was 16 years ago.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • bionic
    bionic Member Posts: 75
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    denpen wrote:
    Hi
    I had no idea that this existed and so have never heard about this till I went for the pre op. but how many of you know that you can donate your bits of bone that they remove when you have your hip replacement. I would never have thought that my knackered bones would be any good for anything, but thats great its no good to me anymore and if it will help someone else I will certainly let them use it.
    Denise

    :D I dont know if they used mine as the first one was about twenty years ago !!! and obviously everyone after that there wasn't any bone to take ! but I do know I had a graft off of some kind person who donated so I am very grateful. Take care
    Rosie X
  • nearlybionic
    nearlybionic Member Posts: 1,899
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    I did it.
    NB
  • denpen
    denpen Member Posts: 389
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi again
    I had no idea this has been done for as long as 16years. I have been on the donor register for years and just assumed that its organs ie. heart, liver, etc. I was so impressed when I was told about it, I thought that all of my bones were knackered and wouldnt be of any use to anyone, cos lets face it they are not much good to me, but hey if it will help someone else. GREAT
    Denise
  • autumnlady
    autumnlady Member Posts: 29
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    What are the bits of old bone used for?
  • suzster
    suzster Member Posts: 1,328
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i know when i had my hip resurfaced i donated some of my own blood, i had to go in every week for about 6 weeks to give a bag full. not a carrier bag though obviously lol
  • denpen
    denpen Member Posts: 389
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    autumnlady wrote:
    What are the bits of old bone used for?
    Hi
    The bone goes to a Tissue Bank and is stored until used for clinical/research purposes or the bone is used in patients who have suffered bone loss due to disease, trauma or previous surgery.
    Denise
  • mistywillow
    mistywillow Member Posts: 711
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    denpen wrote:
    autumnlady wrote:
    What are the bits of old bone used for?
    Hi
    The bone goes to a Tissue Bank and is stored until used for clinical/research purposes or the bone is used in patients who have suffered bone loss due to disease, trauma or previous surgery.
    Denise


    Hi
    I was never asked and I actually didnt know this existed or I would certainly have donated it. I did give my placenta's for research after i had my 2 children as i had had several miscarriages and was on a treatment trial. (hope that wasnt a bit too much information :lol: )
    Gillx

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