I'm thinking about being a living kidney donor

[GLENMAR]

No not yet. I need to pass all the testing first. Next I meet with the transplant team, and then more testing.
When I meet with the transplant team, if I get that far, I will ask about him. I am getting my blood drawn on 1/16. Results will take 2 weeks max.

 

[GLENMAR]

Going to start my 24 hour urine collection this week, 1/15. Getting blood drawn on 1/16, so I will have an update soon.

 

[Baymule]

You are awesome.

 

[GLENMAR]

Beginning blood and urine testing started. Waiting for results.

 

[GLENMAR]

First test result back. I've got a high 24 hour urine protein. That might exclude me. I'm not sure.

 

[GLENMAR]

Will see what the rest of the results are. I’m a little bummed, but I don’t want to overthink what they might say. Maybe I was just dehydrated. I don’t drink enough water.

 

[purplequeenvt]

As someone with 3 siblings that have kidney disease (5 transplants between them and one is back on dialysis) and as a living donor myself, I applaud you! Even if you don’t make it through the testing, just your willingness to give up your kidney is amazing.

My kidney went to stranger as part of a big chain so that my brother could get a kidney (we weren’t a match). It was 15 years ago November ‘25.