My first donor and I are married. She gave me her kidney in 1987 - it lasted 11 years! At that time, her surgeon said it was the smallest nephrectomy he had ever performed (4” scar on her side). My second donor is our son, he was out of hospital in 4 days and on the basketball court in 2 weeks, that was 20 years ago. I asked my wife what she would say - 32 years later - about her body and the donation, “Well, it’s never made any difference to my functioning at all. I don’t ever think about it, even.”
Thank you for being so brave and giving the gift of life - I mean that gift in the sense that you handed your donor their life back (if they choose to live it fully). I have gotten an advanced degree, worked in my field, worked for the VA, kayaked, raised my children and now enjoy grandchildren. I have never held back on life - last year we went rappelling in Moab, UT, traveled and enjoyed the Grand Circle and discovered Zuni and Hopi ruins. This life is an amazing one!