Have you ever been intubated for over 30 days?Shot full of sedatives to the point you don’t even know who you are?Taken off from being intubated only to be told your O2 is too low and to continue to live you would have to go back under? A DNR can be a good thing if you are ready for it.
I was hospitalized recently in an intensive care unit. I agreed to the course of care which included hazardous tests and the pain killers hydromorphone and Fentanyl. Patients can also refuse such care. I did not refuse that care and I did not sign a DNR.
I also didn’t sign a DNR for a relative until the VA staff called to say he was dying. The VA staff had already started administering morphine and then hydromorphone which let him die without pain.