My sister in law donated 3 weeks ago . We're doing the voucher program. I should have a match in next few weeks . My sister in law is a champ .

I registered to donate for a 8 year old girl from Connecticut. I'm on step 3 of the screening process.

Sounds scary. I need a transplant and sure not looking forward the pain thats involved 😢😮

I’ve donated my kidney …I’m totally fine ..Important thing is you will save a life

I donated a kidney to my mother. It’s day 4, I am out of the hospital. My mother is still in the hospital, recovering. I am in pain but managed to at least walk around with my hands on the left side of the stomach holding my tummy. I have back pain, I don’t sleep well. I have gained weight too. My stomach is swollen You are right it’s a trauma for your body for initial days. But every day I am feeling a bit better. And there’s gonna be a day when you don’t even remember you had a surgery. It’s worth it. ❤️🥲

It’s day 5 for me and I feel like my bloating is at its worst. Maybe it’s different for everyone??

I’m on day day after transplant. It’s no joke. But worth it. Wish I could find more though on stories from personal day to day recovery. Just so I know what I’m going through is normal.

I am still in the beginning stages. I am praying to give my kidney to my husband. I too am most concerned about the social worker and psychiatrist because I do deal with depression, even though it is being well monitored. I turned down once before because of this.

Are all expenses paid when being a donor? I have a friend who needs a kidney and I want to donate, but I'm not completely sure of how much it will cost in the long run.

Hello

Am in uganda I want to donate a kidney any who needs it

Can a 74 year old with COPD, donate a kidney❓️

Donating in a month. Your video was a GREAT educational tool!! Thank you so much!

3:44 hi I'm an currently awaiting to be a kidney donor, I'm donating to my niece , I'm looking forward to the procedure , especially for her being so ill most times, time is coming near and I'm anxious, this video helped me understand what to expect after surgery

Tuck your butt in before you get up, it'll minimize your pain

Feels Ike a c-section

MUCH thanks to you for an honest description of the first few days. It is a major pet peeve of mine when I read or hear a medical professional say “ you will be sore afterwards “ or you should be able to control your pain with OTC products “ I also understand, to a point, why they tend to downplay the pain, but I would rather be prepared than to think of this is going to be no big deal and then BAM! Did you feel that the PCA pump delivered a sufficient dosage to control your severe pain? I have heard some descriptions that made it seem like it was not as effective. I’m glad you seem to be doing very well now. Thanks once again. Stay well all.

Thank you!

Hello is it posible do you know to give kidney if i had an cardio operation byPass...but have good kidney never have any problem.my age is 43...itd urgent for answer.how to check that

Giving the kidney required great effort, months of testing and self motivation to schedule exams and travel to appointments at personal cost. In short, the donation would not have happened without my own desire to help the church friend of my wife and a compulsion to complete this process. Many of the exams were things I should have done anyways, (upper/lower GI, etc.) but many tests, EKG, Renal function, Upper CT, MRI of my liver, skin exam, were covered by the donee's insurance company and resulted in the best medical exams I could never afford on my own. No one is prodding you at the transplant center to have required tests done. Instead, you have many family members telling you that you might shorten your life, (not true, ) you can do this or that later, or, you should not do that at all! etc. I haven't had any negative complications with my remaining kidney, I was back playing baseball yesterday in the 62+ hardball league (8 weeks post surgery) and hit the ball well from both sides. My personal physician did some blood tests just to check hemoglobin levels and thought that my kidney was "struggling" (mid scale on the kidney disease scale,) but the doctor at the transplant hospital said that was to be expected for maybe a year and those readings didn't really apply to a recently donated kidney donor. I made adjustments to my diet, less salt, less sugar, less meat, (all of which I needed to do anyways) They did give her the larger kidney (11cm) vs. 9 which was doing 57% of the work, but I didn't mind because she probably needed a good capacity working organ. When they removed my kidney they did not remove hers. About 30 days post surgery I developed an eye issue (probably not related to the surgery) with poor vision in my right eye NAIOA, (a mini stroke.) Would I do it again? Definitely YES. The feeling of the joy of helping someone off that machine which might not work in a grid down situation, and feeling just a glimpse of the joy Jesus must have felt in making "all things new" in someone's life was probably the most important thing I have ever done in my life, notwithstanding raising 8 children with my wife. ❤

Iran has a great donor system and as result they have waiting list not for recipients, but for donors.

Can be a lonely person , who does not have a family in the country, be a donor?

Much appreciated information.

Thank you very much for your donation and for the info! I have just started the donation process. What was the scheduling of your surgery like? Were you able to control how far in advance the surgery was scheduled?

You are a Living Angel 😇

I also want to donate kidney please contact me

True, if you are pumped with saline, you don't need to drink tons of water if you can't. I used to get very bloated when I was in hospital. Also turning on the tap might help with peeing weirdly. I had a neph tube placed and could not pee but my bladder was full, leaving the tap running while sitting on the toilet helped.

Great information. My husband has Stage 5 Kidney disease and is I. Need of a Kidney

My brother is the only one who could donate but he isn't willing to 😓

I want to donate but on condition

Seriously I want to donate mine whom should I contact pliz help me

I want to talk something

I want to donate my kidney

Thank you for sharing and donating. (classy video)

I'm so glad I found your channel! I'm hoping that I'll be a match for my cousin 🤞 I'll be going through the testing process soon

Great video. I'm in the process currently. I set up my charts so I can review all test results. Thanks for sharing. I know who I am donating to.

I anonymously donated a kidney in 2017. The process was pretty quick. From first contact to surgery was 3 1/2 months. Passing the psychological was my biggest concern as well. All I know about the recipient was that the surgery was successful. That was all that I cared about. Take care of yourself

As a recent donor and a medical student, this is such an incredible video, thank you so much. I wish we had patient experience videos that were this clear and comprehensive to give for all procedures!

i have a lot of respect for living order donors.

Thank you so much for your videos - I just donated my kidney ~2 weeks ago, so your insights have been extremely helpful! When you mentioned that you had reaggravated your incision site during your 2nd month of recovery, did this mean that the wound had reopened, or and/did you experience additional pain? Did you need any additional surgery as a result?

I’m considering donating my kidney to a friends mother and I’m just trying to make sure I have all of the necessary facts. This video was definitely helpful!

Is it the same when you are having your kidney moved?

Im on my 18th yr.of donation 🎁 all is well still for me (Went in fri out by Monday)

I'm going through the process of donating my kidney to my husband, I love him and want him to live longer, but I can't avoid being nervous...I'm so scared of needles...😢

My husband needs a transplant and I just started the process to find out if I am a match. Thank you for sharing.

Masturbation can cause of kidney damage

I’m scheduled for donation surgery in 9 days into the national exchange so my wife can receive a kidney eventually. My transplant team has been wonderful, informative and supportive. Your video (and I’ll watch the next one soon!) was exactly what I needed to hear as far as expectations right after surgery. Thank you for putting your experience out there for all of us!

I'm in the process of going through everything now to donate a kidney and it's so awesome that you've done that ❤

Am from Kenya ready to donate O+ is my blood group young and healthy

Have ANCA vasculitis and am arguing with my family about whether or not I'd accept one if the symptoms come back. I don't want to up end someone's life for more time but I am becoming more willing to listen to what they want.