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So first a little background then the question.

I went for my colonoscopy on Friday, they asked about my living will and if I had a DNR. I learned that it doesn't matter what I had done by my lawyer in Maine, the state of Florida has a special form that needs to be filled out then you get a card to show the hospital etc.

Well 20 years ago while having day surgery, they put me under I stopped breathing,and my heart stopped. They used the paddles on me a few times, the doctor was in a hurry so I ended up with burns on my chest. The top half of my heart does work.

If I had a DNR 20 years ago I would be dead. I don't want to be hooked up to hoses so they can water me like a house plant for 20 years. Then again I'm glad I didn't have a DNR 20 years ago.

The form I got from the state of Florida is either DNR or everything they can do. So it's all or nothing.

The question is what would you guys do. or already done?
 
About the same. No heroic measures if I'm brain dead/damaged.
Harvest the good parts and give em to the pick a part, burn the rest and don't try to sell shit to my family while they're grieving/celebrating.
 
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mxz800 said:
So first a little background then the question.

I went for my colonoscopy on Friday, they asked about my living will and if I had a DNR. I learned that it doesn't matter what I had done by my lawyer in Maine, the state of Florida has a special form that needs to be filled out then you get a card to show the hospital etc.

Well 20 years ago while having day surgery, they put me under I stopped breathing,and my heart stopped. They used the paddles on me a few times, the doctor was in a hurry so I ended up with burns on my chest. The top half of my heart does work.

If I had a DNR 20 years ago I would be dead. I don't want to be hooked up to hoses so they can water me like a house plant for 20 years. Then again I'm glad I didn't have a DNR 20 years ago.

The form I got from the state of Florida is either DNR or everything they can do. So it's all or nothing.

The question is what would you guys do. or already done?
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In our local facility, a DNR is suspended while in the OR. The rationale is, most immediately life threatening things that can go wrong in the OR are 1. rapidly reversible and 2. not natural (i.e. they wouldn’t have just happened without the abnormal physiologic stress of the anesthesia or procedural intervention). Once a patient has left the OR, DNR is reinstated. All of this is discussed ahead of time, of course. Additionally, the vast majority of people have similar wishes (something like, “if you can fix me quickly, do it but I don’t want to be a vegetable or on a ventilator long term”). One (fairly common) scenario which argues for thinking about this while you are able goes like this: Elderly patient with dementia lives in a facility. Family not too involved. Medical event or injury occurs which might require surgery but the recovery could long/painful. Alternatively, just pain meds could be used for comfort in the time left. Family swoops in and says you gotta do everything. That might not be what you would pick for yourself (or even your dog). No one right answer, but it’s something worth thinking about.
 
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