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Experience with Paired Kidney Exchange?

Transplants | Last Active: Aug 3, 2022 | Replies (10)
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@glengelmd1

I was approved to donate my kidney with paired donor exchange in late Jan 2022. This was done at Mayo in Minnesota. I donated 3/31/2022 at Mayo and my son received a kidney at Mayo the same day 3/31/2022. A total of 3 donors and 3 recipients on 3/31/2022 either donated or received a kidney . Paired donation is the best way to go unless you have a direct match. Our wait was not long at all.

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Jul 14, 2022

@glengelmd1, Your experience sounds amazing. What a blessing to be able to give a kidney to your son!
Do you take photos? Like to use words? Here are 2 transplant discussions that I want to share. I invite you to share your experience to encourage others to think about living organ donation.

Snapshots of hope: Life on the other side of transplant.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/snapshots-of-hope-life-on-the-other-side-of-transplant/
Organ Donation and Transplant: What is Your story?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/organ-donation-and-transplant-what-is-your-story/
@glengelmd1 - What would you say to someone who is hesitant to begin the living donation process?

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