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Helping People Find Living Kidney Donors

This is a tool for people who are search for living kidney donors. Searchers can tell their story by posting a profile. The site contains a wealth of information about living kidney donorship for those who are considering the possibility of donation.

Anyone who would like to post a profile on the site may do so by submitting a profile and photo to the site owner via Facebook. (Search: Living Kidney Donor Search). While the owner cannot write a profile for someone, she is a former textbook editor and is happy to help polish profiles. Photo-editing services are also available. There is no charge to use the site or editing services.

In combination with Facebook and the help of many friends, the Living Kidney Donnor Search site enabled me (the site owner) to find a living kidney donor and receive a transplant in under a year's time. My donor didn't even KNOW me initially! We found each other through a mutual friend who posted a link to the LKDS site on Facebook. The goal of the Living Kidney…

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User:	S. Kloss
Tags:	donation, kidney, kidney transplant, transplant, gift of life, living donor

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ABOUT LIVING DONATION

xAbout Living Donationx What's Inside . . . VIDEO: Overview of Living Kidney Donation Why a living donor? What about dialysis? How common are living-donor kidney transplants? Who can donate? VIDEO & ARTICLE: Unlikely pairs: Lawyers and Ex's Can smokers be living donors? (Scroll down.) Can… Read more

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Who Can Donate

Who Can Donate? A donor must be in good health and at least 18 years old. The upper age limit is usually around 60-65, but occasionally even healthy people in their 70’s can donate. In 2008, a mother who donated a kidney to her son became the oldest donor in the UK . . . at age 81! (See sidebar.) “… Read more

Donor Testing

What tests do potential donors complete? A potential living donor must meet basic medical criteria and undergo a thorough medical evaluation before being accepted as a donor. Before completing a full evaluation, a potential donor has a preliminary blood test to determine blood- and tissue-type compatibility… Read more

Compatibility

What determines compatibility between a donor and a recipient? Three major factors determine whether a donor and a recipient are compatible: blood type, tissue type, and cross-matching: Blood Type: A donor and recipient must have either the same or compatible blood types. There are 4 basic blood… Read more

MAKING A DECISION

xMaking a Decisionx What's Inside . . . Ed's Story - A donor tells his story and why he donated. (One of the best!) What if I'm not sure?T What if friends or family are not in favor of donation? VIDEO: Family Qualms Are there others with whom I can discuss this? May I contact you directly? (Scroll… Read more

Medical Bills

Who pays the medical bills? A donor does not incur any transplant-related medical costs. Evaluation, testing, surgery, and follow-up appointments are covered by my insurance company. Insurance does not cover day-to-day costs that a donor, his or her employer, or insurance company would routinely incur… Read more

CONCERNS

xConcernsx What's Inside . . . VIDEO: Kidney Doner to Run Half-Marathon How can someone live with only one kidney? What are the risks of living-donor kidney donation? VIDEO LINK: Living Kidney Donation: What You Need to Know Does donating a kidney affect a donor's lifestyle? Does donation create… Read more

MY STATUS

xMy Statusx What's Inside . . . How much kidney function do you have remaining? Are you on the waiting list for a deceased-donor kidney? How quickly do you need to find a donor? NEXT … Read more

GETTING STARTED

XGETTING STARTEDX What's Inside . . . Are there others with whom I can discuss this? May I contact you directly? (Scroll down) What's the next step? Contacts NEXT … Read more

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

xOther Ways to Helpx What's Inside . . . Other Ways to Help: Spread the WordT Miscellaneous TasksT Advocacy (Easy Task, Big Results) Quick, Easy Way to Advocate for HR 1458 and S 565 Non-Profit OrganizationsT Non-living Organ DonationT NEXT … Read more

Time: A Critical Factor

How quickly do you need to find a donor? If I am to avoid the harm that dialysis causes (see Dialysis: A Poor Option,), all arrangements will have to be in place and ready to launch before I reach Stage 5. Although I hope to prove my nephrologist wrong, he predicts that this will happen before the… Read more

AND MOST OF ALL . . .

The Next Step

What's the next step? The first step is to complete a health history form, available from the OSU Transplant Center. UPDATE: I've recently acquired the health history form in PDF format. I've not yet figured out how to transfer it directly to this web site, but I can e-mail it to you, if you'd like… Read more

VIDEO: Overview

Overview of Living Kidney Donation An excellent TV interview summarizing the process and benfits of living kidney donation. Despite being a bit lengthy, this is a worthwhile watch. NEXT … Read more

Waiting List

Are you on the waiting list for a deceased-donor kidney? While I am optimistic and have strong hopes of finding a living donor, I would be foolish to put all my eggs in that basket. While it’s unlikely that I would be selected to receive a deceased-donor kidney in the foreseeable future, every day… Read more

Lifestyle

Does donating a kidney affect a donor's lifestyle? A single kidney is able to meet the body’s needs very well and is5sufficient to keep the body healthy. In fact, some perfectly healthy people are born with only one kidney. A study that evaluated thousands5of living kidney donors 30iyears after their… Read more

Current Functioning

How much kidney function do you have remaining? Beyond a meaningless figure, the answer to this question requiresla bit of background information: Because many more people need transplants than there are kidneys available, a patient must meet standardizedrcriteria in order to be eligible for a transplant… Read more

Employee Benefits

Do employers offer benefits for living donors? Many employers are willing to provide special benefits to living donors. Some employers offer paid leave without requiring employees to use sick or vacation time. Others allow employees to donate sick leave to co-workers who donate organs. Sometimes a… Read more

Surgical Procedure

How is the donor surgery performed? OSU typically performs the surgery (called a nephrectomy) using a laparoscopic procedure—a minimally invasive technique that, over the past two decades, has dramatically impacted the donor experience. Traditionally, kidney donation was an open, considerably more… Read more

Future Concerns

What if someone donates and needs a kidney later in life? Fortunately, this rarely occurs and is usually unrelated to the donation. However, if it does happen, the donor receives preferential treatment on the waiting list, both locally and nationally. NEXT … Read more

DONOR SURGERY

x Donor Surgeryx What's Inside . . . VIDEO: The Donor Surgery How is the donor surgery performed? What is the recovery period? When can I return to work? What kind of follow-up care is needed? NEXT… Read more

One vs. Two

How can someone live with only one kidney? A single kidney is able to meet the body’s needs very well. In fact, about 1 of every 750 perfectly healthy people is born with only one kidney. (Two of them happen to be friends of mine. Both are in good health and both lead normal, active lives.) We… Read more

Talk with Others

Are there others with whom I can discuss this? Yes. There are many resources available-from professionals in the field, to previous donors and recipients, to those currently considering living donation. OSU Transplant Center: Bonnie Warrens and Leah Huhn are OSU’s living-donor coordinators. They… Read more

Risks

What are the risks of living-donor kidney donation? Although some risk is associated with any surgery, donating a kidney does not pose a major risk to a healthy donor. Because the safety of the donor is of utmost importance, potential donors must complete an extensive evaluation before being accepted… Read more

Health Insurance

Do I need health insurance to be a donor? It is generally recommended that a donor have health insurance. If the donor evaluation tests turn up a medical problem such as high blood pressure or diabetes, the recipient’s insurance would not cover subsequent treatment for that problem. Ink Marks… Read more