I want to donate my kidney. how do I find a kidney patient?

Question

I'm a healthy 0+ male living in Atlanta. I want to donate a kidney to a kind person. how can I find people who need a kidney?

Answer 1

check out the National Kidney foundation

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I would suggest that you contact a transplant center in your region.

I happen to agree with Doodlestuff. Make sure your life insurance is paid up because you may not be able to get it later.

I met a lady at the hospital while waiting for someone to finish a treatment. She donated her kidney to her husband. Afterwards, she developed high blood pressure problems she never had before. Found out that this is common and likely directly the result of the loss of the kidney. The transplant saved her husband, so she still feels good about it; just regrets that she didn't know more about the non-immediate life threatening conditions (for want of a better word) that could develop. She was concerned that she would lose her job since she still couldn't return after the 12 weeks of family leave.

Answer 4

Try going to see your doctor. First you have to be eligible to donote. There are lots of things that could make you ineligible. If your doctor says that you can donote, they would see if there is anyone who is in need of a kidney with the same blood type as you. If everything works out, you could have only one kidney. Just make sure that this is what you want. Donating an organ is a big deal and there is major risk involved. So talk to your doctor. Good luck!

Answer 5

You have to contact the organ donor program, then you have to be a perfect match for someone that is in need of of a kidney.

Answer 6

I couldn't just sit around and do nothing like my doctors suggested.

They didn't want me to do anything or to take herbs or herbal remedies, but I had to try something - they just wanted me to do dialysis!

This program allowed me to take control of my health. I went from Stage 4 to Stage 3 kidney disease.

It was easy to do and my BUN, creatinine and anemia are all in better ranges.

Reversing Your Kidney Disease?

Answer 7

For starters, please, don't listen to the people who said that donating one of your kidneys is morally reprehensible. It is an honorable decision to make. However, please research and be aware of the risks involved with giving a gift of part of your body.
There is a website you can go visit to register to be an organ donor. Click on the link below, and then click on the "Register to be an Organ Donor". Also, please read the Confidentiality and Use Statement.

http://www.organdonor.org/

Hope it helps.

Answer 8

Check out www.cdtny.org. They're in Upstate NY and deal with organ donations and transplants.

You could also check with a hospital in your area. They would know who to contact locally.

You probably won't be able to choose the recipient, whoever is a match and is in the most need should be the one to get it.

Answer 9

Thats amazing that you are prepared to do that.

Have a care though. People that want a new kidney usually want them real bad.

Answer 10

8% of kidney donors die or require a donation themselves as a result of donating a kidney--either due directly to the operation or as a result of their remaining kidney being unable to function alone. Frankly, this practice (taking an organ from a living donor) is morally reprehensible, but if you are stupid enough to do it, make sure your life insurance is paid up and contact a transplant center.

I have no argument with parents who choose to donate an organ for their child. They have enough burden.

[edit to add]: here's a source. It's up to you to get correct information. My friend and her husband didn't find out the true risks until after his death. Most reports only went out to 120 days after surgery, but the true picture shows up if you use 5 years.

Living-Donor Transplants Reexamined: Experts Cite Growing Concerns About Safety...
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JAMA.2003; 290: 181-182.