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Live Donor Weight Loss Prior to Transplant

Transplants | Last Active: Oct 17, 2020 | Replies (21)
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@ndnpassfer

There is a man in my home town that is in severe need of an O kidney donor. I am O-; I took the BS test/questionnaire a few times and keep getting rejected. Is this normal? My reason is that I keep getting rejected is due to weight. The weight varies DRASTICALLY every time. Any advice much appreciated.

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Oct 17, 2020

@ndnpassfer Welcome to Mayo Connect! How wonderful that you are even thinking about being a live donor! There are so many people who need a kidney. And if you are not a match for this gentleman, you may be part of a donor chain that would alow him to get his kidney from another source. Here is an article from Mayo Clinic that explains that https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/living-donor-transplant/about/pac-20384787
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