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In reply to the discussion: I can't believe this: To get on Heart Transplant list, one needs to be nicotine free 6 months. [View all]FarPoint
(12,287 posts)32. Now I don't struggle with this guideline for the liver due to alcholol so much.
I should be just as heart broken.....I see some similarity here....
With the cardiac girl, cigarettes affect, damage her cardiac status...yet,that said...I sense alcohol directly caused the liver disease.
Thank you for sharing.
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I can't believe this: To get on Heart Transplant list, one needs to be nicotine free 6 months. [View all]
FarPoint
Dec 2013
OP
i think there are many restrictions liked this because there are limited number of hearts available
JI7
Dec 2013
#3
When they are desperate for an organ, people can muster up all sorts of good behavior.
Ms. Toad
Dec 2013
#159
It is sad, but not policy meant to be punitive, but to ensure such a rare & invaluable resource
hlthe2b
Dec 2013
#82
Youth has it's unfortunate characteristic of denials....we all have had our share...
FarPoint
Dec 2013
#9
if you throw a ball in the air it isn't a matter of "deserving" to have it fall on your head.
KittyWampus
Dec 2013
#29
I do not see it as Karma, nor judging, it is simple mathematics and physiology
Drahthaardogs
Dec 2013
#51
What deserving recipient would see denied a transplant so that this woman could get one?
Marr
Dec 2013
#121
While the smoking probably didn't help matters, there's no indication it *caused* the condition.
moriah
Dec 2013
#133
So at what age should people be responsible for their choices in life?
Blanket Statements
Dec 2013
#76
But it's not a punishment or judgement or anything, just basic medical triage.
cemaphonic
Dec 2013
#118
From your description, it's clear you didn't start smoking b/c you found it unpleasant.
Demit
Dec 2013
#146
You should put that on a Hallmark card and send it to her to better assuage her discomfort.
LanternWaste
Dec 2013
#123
I started smoking when I was 14. Hardly an age to make rational decisions,
Sheldon Cooper
Dec 2013
#68
Many of my childhood friends had disabling respiratory conditions by their 40s.
Gormy Cuss
Dec 2013
#74
Now I don't struggle with this guideline for the liver due to alcholol so much.
FarPoint
Dec 2013
#32
There is a reason the standards are high. They want those who have the best chance, and smokers are
lostincalifornia
Dec 2013
#31
I do too. There are inequities in the system, and we all have heard of those such as David Crosby
lostincalifornia
Dec 2013
#40
As hard as it is for you to believe right now, this isn't a punitive measure
riderinthestorm
Dec 2013
#37
To be fair, I wouldn't accept a lung, kidney, or liver transplant. I did my own damage.
FMalone
Dec 2013
#67
She has a pacemaker and a defibrillator and just quit smoking 40 days ago??"
tammywammy
Dec 2013
#99
Transplant organs are in short supply. You can't get one if you're trying to kill yourself.
LeftyMom
Dec 2013
#100
A thought...cigarettes are around $5 a pack, so a 2-pack a day smoker spends $300 a month.
libdem4life
Dec 2013
#104
That much difference? Last time I almost passed out watcing somebody buying them in California
libdem4life
Dec 2013
#128
There's another major reason for the prohibition that hasn't been mentioned yet.
Xithras
Dec 2013
#115
Cigarette smoking causes heart disease in healthy hearts. I'm sorry, but that is a fact.
Hekate
Dec 2013
#117
There are similar standards in place for drinking and liver transplants in my country.
sibelian
Dec 2013
#119
Maybe instead of using this thread as yet another opportunity to shit on smokers
SomethingFishy
Dec 2013
#120
I assume you are referring to posthumous donations. I don't care to donate my heart
totodeinhere
Dec 2013
#139
You have to keep in mind that this rule isn't put in place for moralizing purposes
fujiyama
Dec 2013
#168
They refused a friend of mine because he was gay. They did not say it that way, they said he led a
appleannie1
Dec 2013
#180
Seems reasonable. A lifestyle change is a small price to pay for a second chance at life. n/t
AngryOldDem
Dec 2013
#185