Basic Information about kidney donation:

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•  You only need one kidney to live a long, healthy life.

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•  A Kidney donor needs to go through an evaluation process to test compatibility with the recipient. This includes blood tests for HIV and Hepatitis series, chest x-ray, EKG, CT Scan, consultation with the living donor coordinator and transplant social worker.

 

• Most donor surgery is done laparoscopically, meaning through a tiny incision.

 

• The recovery period is usually quick, generally two weeks.

 

• My health insurance will cover your evaluation and surgery. The transplant center can give you extensive information on this.

 

• You will have a separate team of healthcare professionals that will evaluate you as living donor.

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• You can still be a donor even if we are not medically compatible through Kidney Pair donation. Read more: https://unos.org/wp-content/uploads/unos/Living_Donation_KidneyPaired.pdf

 

• Donating a kidney puts you at the top of the donor list for the rest of your life; if you ever need a kidney in the future. 

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More information about becoming a Living Donor:

https://www.wakehealth.edu/Specialty/a/Abdominal-Organ-Transplant-Program/Living-Donor-Program

 

Details about Kidney Transplant:

https://www.wakehealth.edu/Treatment/k/Kidney-Transplant