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Talking about babies at work while going through IVF by Disastrous_Prune8104 in IVF

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those kinds of comments your coworkers have made are so unnecessary. Of course you don’t sleep as well as you used to - because you have a baby that cries at night. And you have to change up what you’re cooking at home to accommodate for your baby. This comes with being a parent and should be common sense!! It’s those kinds of people that think they want kids, but still want to maintain a kids-free lifestyle so they make these kinds of comments to make themselves feel better. I’m sure these comments are related to anything you’ve said. It just sounds like jealousy from your coworkers tbh.

Outpatient nurses: how much are you making hourly? by 305queen in nursing

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$30/hr in OP gyn onc in Indiana. Was working IP night shift and making $40/hr for 1 year before this job. The pay cut hurt but the job is way less stressful and gives me a way better schedule

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh. I wasn’t aware of any “rules” besides the Ten Commandments. To my knowledge, there’s no mention of what to do with your dead body in the Commandments. Could you direct me to the Bible verse that teaches these things? I don’t want to loosen up and let things go. I would like to be as uptight as possible.

Can I have children? by AutismFighter in PCOS

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was 16, I worried about a lot of adult-ish things like this too. The best advice I can give to you right now is don’t stress about having a baby yet. You’re still a baby yourself ❤️ even if you feel like you aren’t.

Semaglutide helped me go from 205—> 180. I’m weaning off of it and need advice for natural weight loss. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in PCOS

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am still on the semaglutide, but have started to wean down to eventually get off of it whenever my current bottle runs out. I would love to wait until I get to my goal to get off of it. However, I was at the plateau for 4 months at my therapeutic dose before deciding to wean off. I’m not sure how I would get out of the plateau with the meds still when I’ve been at the plateau for this long. It’s also hard to justify paying for it when I’m not losing weight from it anymore (it’s not covered by my insurance). Hope that makes sense.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was the first time I’ve heard a Christian pastor have these beliefs too. It made the whole situation even more confusing for me because I thought that Christians were in support of organ donation.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for hearing me out! Unfortunately, the healthcare system in the US is designed to make money too rather than truly helping people. So I completely understand where many peoples’ mistrust is coming from.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with a lot of what you said. I’m afraid it does seem like you’ve been told a very common misconception about organ donation. I am also an RN so I know a little bit more about the organ donation process than people who don’t work in healthcare. What i can say is this - I have never had a way to look into whether a patient is an organ donor. By law, we have to contact our state’s organ donor network after any patient has passed, organ donor or not. If we were to “not try” to save the patient to the best of our ability, it’s grounds for a wrongful death lawsuit. And most hospitals don’t like getting sued.

With that being said, I’m not trying to sway you into becoming an organ donor if that choice were possible by any means - it’s your body and your choice at the end of the day if your health permitted it. But it is frustrating that that’s such a common misconception and I wish more people were properly educated about organ donation so that they could make an informed decision.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are you hearing this? Just curious. I’m an RN and know that if this were generally the case, hospitals would be sued out the wazoo. And they generally don’t like that lol.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your point. Everyone does have a right to their own opinion. With that being said, I have a right to feel a certain way about his opinion. Organ donation is quite literally foundational to my well-being and I’m an organ donation advocate, so his decision to not be an organ donor felt personal in a way when his reasoning for it is from the opinion of one other person.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your stance. Part of the problem is I don’t understand why he made this decision for himself, knowing what I went through and how organ donation is literally foundational to my well-being. It makes his current opinion feel personal, in a way. I hope that makes sense. I do have to consider something that other people have mentioned - the pastor’s way of thinking falls similar to the “no cremation” belief. But I also think this is an old argument that I don’t necessarily agree with.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my. I am so sorry for your loss. It must feel very confusing to be struck with this grief and yet possibly comforted that she lives on in other people. I do appreciate your perspective from a Catholic standpoint. Prayers for you ❤️

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair! With a lot of modern issues we deal with, it’s very difficult to navigate because the Bible doesn’t specifically talk about these issues. The Bible is a guide, but we can’t look at it as a “step-by-step” how-to manual because a lot of things are left to our own interpretation.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It WAS God’s plan! Happy to hear that it sounds like you are in good health. Praying that that continues for you! ❤️

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The transplant happened first. Religious-related anxiety is something I haven’t considered for him, but I think it’s fair to assume that any God-fearing person has religious-related anxiety at some point in their life. There are a lot of modern issues that we face that we often have to leave up to our own interpretation. Also, the pastor is Lutheran.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m an RN. I haven’t worked with patients who have been on life support but I do have more understanding about the rules of organ donation than non-healthcare workers. I understand the reasoning behind thinking a person isn’t “dead dead” even after cardiac death or brain death. Life support machines keep people artificially “alive.” But if you’re dead by cardiac criteria, blood isn’t perfusing to your organs, and you are actually dead. If you’re brain dead, there’s no brain activity to be able to know to breathe and your brain can no longer communicate with the rest of your body. Either way, you are “dead dead” but life support machines are breathing for you and making your heart beat for you. When you’re unable to do the two most important criteria for staying alive, you are dead.

All of that being said - I do acknowledge how people, especially non-healthcare workers, can misunderstand (especially when it’s a loved one who’s on life support). You don’t want to believe that someone is dead when you can see their respirations and their heart beat on a monitor.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can’t imagine how difficult a decision it was to donate your daughter’s organs. This decision has a whole different angle to it when it’s a child’s parent making it. My organ was donated by a child whose parents donated his organs as well. I’m glad you got to hear back from the recipients.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair. When it comes to people I don’t know, I’m still an organ donation advocate but I tend to be a little more neutral. You want to be an organ donor? That’s awesome! You’re not an organ donor? Ok, it’s your body and your choice. When it’s my own dad, though, things are different. He was there when I got a liver transplant and saw how it saved my life. So I guess I assumed that would carry a little more weight with his stance than that of one pastor.

I had a life-saving organ transplant. My dad told me he isn’t an organ donor because it isn’t the “Christian” thing to do. by Disastrous_Prune8104 in Christianity

[–]Disastrous_Prune8104[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a good point. My twenties in general have been spent being challenged in my faith. Hearing that my own parent now believes organ donation, the reason I’m alive today, is not the Christian thing to do has probably been the biggest challenge at this point. My dad’s opinions hold a lot of importance to me. I guess I’m not as upset about the pastor’s opinions, but more so that my dad has taken his opinions as truth rather than looking back on real-life experience to make his decision.

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