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Kidney transplant - The Journey from the Donor's Side

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@stella25

While looking into the age limit for living liver donors a few months ago I discovered the age limit for living kidney donors at most transplant centers was 65. I just recently revisited the topic and found they have raised the age limit to 69 for living kidney donors. Could be due to advanced technology which may be reducing risk factors involved. My son recently had a cholecystectomy where they used the robot. Went through his belly button. Six weeks later can't even tell he had surgery.

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@stella25 That's good that they have raised the age limit. It really should depend on the individual's health more than anything. My husband is 83 and in better shape than most men in their 60s.
Robotic surgery is amazing. I remember when my mother had her gallbladder out, not only did she have a visible scar, but for the first few days after surgery she looked about 10 years older than she normally did.
JK