My sister is in the process of having her kidney donated to a fellow co-worker. She has already been determined she is a match and went through the series of tests to see if she is physically, mentally, and emotionally stable to go through the actual procedure. I was just wondering if anyone on here has experience either going through this or know someone who went through this..thanks for any help!
God bless your sister .... to do that for a co-worker! She is a wonderful giving person!
Double ditto!!!! Wow, most people second-guess even donating for a loved-one. Your sister is certainly a special women! K'ly
My step-cousin donated one to her brother (this was his 3rd kidney transplant surgery) last year. She said it was painful but not as horrid as she thought and was totally worth it. *she also lost 20 pounds since the surgery and no matter what she eats doesn't gain it back--I think this is just an odd occurance though and not typical*
God bless your sister!
*she also lost 20 pounds since the surgery and no matter what she eats doesn't gain it back--I think this is just an odd occurance though and not typical*
Imagine if that were a true and typical side effect of donating a kidney! All the people who go through a stomach stapling could donate a kidney instead and do some good for somebody else besides themselves!
Sorry, Cakerator, you haven't gotten much response to your original question
except for yh9080.
A few links for anyone who might be interested in learning more about living donation/organ donation:
http://www.transplantliving.org/livingdonation/default.aspx
http://www.donatelife.net/
http://www.kidney.org/
thanks for the responses everyone ... we have been given a lot of information in brochures, but it is nice to hear about "real life" experiences so thanks again for taking the time to respond!
I don't have any experience with kidney transplants, but my cousin has been alive for 5 years now after his bone marrow transplant. He came down with leukemia the summer before his senior year in high school. Thank God for people who are kid enough to give an organ.
Just want to say - way to go to your sister!
I have experience in transplants, but from the recipient side of things. My dad had a kidney transplant.
How noble and selfless of her to give an organ to save someone else. Only a great person will do such a thing. Congratulations to you on having a sister like that. Imagine what she would do for you.
actually cuillere, my family and I have talked about it and the one thing we can agree on is, she won't be giving any of us a kidney! But we are all happy she is happy doing this for a friend.
actually cuillere, my family and I have talked about it and the one thing we can agree on is, she won't be giving any of us a kidney! But we are all happy she is happy doing this for a friend.
I think I know what you mean ... are you saying you couldn't live with the guilt if something terrible happened to your sister while donating an organ to you?
No she's saying that her sister will only have one kidney remaining. So she wouldn't be able to be a living donor for anyone else.
I love to hear stories like this. I know eventually I will reach end stage renal failure. I hope to have a successful transplant like my father did.
My father wasn't lucky enough to find someone who matched him so he had to go on dialysis while waiting for a cadaver donor.
I love to hear about someone finding a living donor.
My sister donated her kidney to a woman who she met at a NASCAR race. The woman was in her early 60's and "too old" to be placed on the recipient list. The transplant took place in March 2005 and my sister had a baby in March 2006. So, while being a major surgery and needing some recovery time and all that, she was able to overcome it all fairly quickly. The woman who received the kidney is doing well to this day.
(As a funny side note, my sister wants to be on "Survivor" so that she can promote organ donation...LoL....probably won't ever happen, but it's funny that she's even thought about it)
Stephanie
hippiemama you are right ... we tease her about not being able to give her immediate family a kidney if anyone of us will need one .. but we are not angry with her .. the person she is giving a kidney to is a fellow volunteer emt in her town and is only 25 he has already had one kidney donor but apparently they are only good for about 10-15 years so I guess it's pretty rare to be able to have two matches, there is a tentative surgery date for the end of October ..
Wow. I don't really know any donors personally, but I know someone who received one from someone in her church and is now doing great. I ran into her and her donor while out at dinner, and the donor was just fine too. Good luck, and your sister is amazing.
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