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Do Not Resuscitate Orders, ID Bracelets & Experiences

Aging Well | Last Active: Mar 14 7:38pm | Replies (105)
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@dcain01

If the DNR does not stand during surgery, the doctor did not override it. He was following his Hipocratic Oath “First, Do no harm”. I’m sure this lady is glad to have had 10 more years with her family.

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | Mar 11 11:12am

Perhaps.

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isadora2021 | @isadora2021 | Mar 11 7:06pm

@dcain01. The doctor actually chose to DO something against an adult’s patient’s express wishes. That’s what interests me about DNR.

The patient says there are days when being alive is not worth it.

I do believe that many doctors place quantity ahead of quality against patient’s express wishes.

I have a great relationship with my oncologist treating me for stage 4 appendix cancer and he knows how important quality is to me over quantity.

He has no right to override my wishes and I trust him not to.

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