Hi Rosemary! YES! My local intended recipient, for whom I was not a good physical match, and I each had our surgeries on April 15th. her new kidney came from someone in Cali, and mine went to someone in New York. So far, she has lost over 22 lbs of fluid that her new kidney has been working hard to rid her of and she feels amazing (other than lots of med-tweaking). I have felt pretty good, too, most of the time, except for my back. My back sometimes feels like it's going to snap right in half, it hurts so much. I don't know if this is normal or not, but I'm praying it will go away soon, as I don't like to take a lot of meds. I'm seeing my surgeon on Thurs 5/6, so I plan to ask him! I will say this, donating my liver was A LOT easier and less painful than donating my kidney has been! <3 <3