Kidney Transplant - The Donor's Journey (1 week after surgery)

[@dianaarmstrong8820]

Donating my kidney to my son, shortly. Thanks for sharing your story. And yes, we now qualify as heroes 😉.

[@leachman90]

Thank you for your video. The #1 thing I'm seeing is that everyone's story is different. some people that I watched have had terrible pain in the incision area. I am donating April 26th 2018 to a person I have yet to meet. we have talked for a long time but looking forward to meeting face to face. It seems to me that everything went very well for you, I am happy about that. God Bless..Jim

[@arqleslie4]

leachman90 wow it always amazes me when I hear stories of altruistic donors. Hope things go really good with your surgery! I’m 100% back to normal. I remember the recovery was pretty tough but my Doctor said that’s not usual, and you’re right it’s very different for everyone, I heard of a lady saying she was really hungry so she ate a lot after surgery, but I couldn’t eat at all or even drink water, which was bad, I had to go back to the hospital to get fluids, but most people I’ve heard of haven’t had any problems like that. Anyway, there’s a group the NKF has where donors, recipients and families can join and ask questions if you’re interested! Thanks for the comment!

[@2listening1]

I hope you are both still doing fine now. :)

[@arqleslie4]

2listening1 Thanks! We are doing great! And love staying active with organizations like the Iowa Donor Network and the National Kidney Foundation

[@gordanajovanovski1108]

You are a good person

[@arqleslie4]

Gordana Jovanovski Thanks for your kind words, I it’s my belief God is good and when we just trust Him and say yes! he can work in amazing ways through us. What a privilege that is!

[@vickyvera17]

Leslie buenas tardes, soy tu tía Vicky me encantaría saber lo q estas diciendo, lo q pasa q yo no se ingles.....bendiciones,saludos para la familia....ojalá puedas traducírmelo porfi,,,siempre es bueno saber de Uds.

[@arqleslie4]

Vicky Vera Tia! Ya me había olvidado que había hecho este video. En él habló de mi experiencia, como fuel el proceso para donar, desde los test que me hicieron para determinar compatibilidad. Cuando nos dijeron que éramos compatibles a fines de Julio pasado y la cirugía, como fue, las 2 pequeñas incisiones que tengo y la grande por donde sacaron el riñón. Y como me sentí después de la cirugía. Este video lo hice una semana después de la operación. Gracias por tu interés! Mi amiga Y yo vamos a participar en 2 caminatas aquí en Iowa. Una el Kidney Walk patrocinada por la National Kidney Foundation y el otro es el Green 5k patrocinado por el Iowa Donor Network. Un abrazo!