Transplant Journey

Why living donor transplantation?

All patients with kidney failure should consider living donor kidney transplantation as a treatment option. Living donor transplantation is a better option over deceased donor transplantation due to

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• Better overall survival,

• No wait time,

• Better kidney quality and

• Emotional attachment with the donor.

Living donor transplantation types

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• Living Related Donor Transplants (brother, sister, parents, children)

• Living Unrelated Transplant
 (spouse, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, friend, co-worker)

• Living Altruistic Donor Transplants
 (an altruistic kidney donor is a person who donates one of his or her kidneys to a complete stranger)

Donor blood type compatibility​

Donor exchange transplants

What kidney donors should know?

• Kidney donation has to be altruistic. Altruistic means "well being of others"

• Kidney donors will undergo thorough blood and urine tests for kidney function, liver function, infections, heart tests and X rays.

• Kidney donors should not have major medical problems [chronic infections, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, major organ diseases (kidney, liver, lung, heart, blood or brain)]

• Kidney donors must stay in the hospital for a few days immediately after donation.

• Kidney donors will have some pain immediate after surgery.

• Kidney donors can return to work in 2-6 weeks after donation.