On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 09:16:38 -0500, Gary > wrote:

wrote:
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>> Money was the last thing either of us thought of ! In the end a more
>> compatible kidney was found but had it been mine no money would have
>> left me, we would both have had all the treatment we needed and
>> hospital time.
>
>Ok, has anyone here actually donated a kidney?
>
>I was up for one myself once (donation) but it ended up that
>her mother was the compatible one and she did that.
>I'm not in touch with her anymore.
>
>My question is: When you donate a kidney, how does that affect
>YOUR life once all is done and healed? We are born with two
>kidneys probably for good reason. How does donating one to
>someone else affect your life? Or do you notice no difference?
>
>I was also told that this isn't a "whole life" saver.
>She was told that the average kidney donation lasts about
>8 years. After that, you're right back in the same situation.
>Record kidney donation is about 30 years.
>
>I also learned that with any organ donation, you have to take
>immune system suppression drugs so your body won't ever
>reject the new kidney. This is the same as AIDS and leaves
>you open to other problems.
>
>My friend that got a kidney from her mom has now learned
>that she has inoperable cancer and will die somewhat soon.
>She's only 38. There is no loving god. ;-(
>
>And please... no usenet guesses here. I only want to hear from
>someone that has actually donated a kidney and find out how that
>'one kidney' loss has affected their own life, if at all.

I haven't actually donated mine, but came close. They started by
lecturing me as to what it would mean for me. I would still have the
same chance of developing some kidney ailment but all things being
equal you don't need two kidneys. A friends daughter was born with
only one kidney, she never knew until she was in 30s and had to have
her appendix out, that's when it was discovered. She is in her
sixties now and fit and healthy.

What you say about the recipient is true but when you spend your life
at the hospital on dyalysis, that still looks better. I agree
totally with you, there is no loving god, if there was he couldn't
allow some children such miserable lives, to whit the children of
Aleppo currently. There must be hundreds who have slowly died under
rubble unrescued, it doesn't bear thinking about.