Kidney transplant - The Journey from the Donor's Side

Posted by mauraacro @mauraacro, Jan 2, 2018

I'm headed to Rochester on the 10th for surgery on the 12th. I'm excited and nervous! I didn't know the recipient but have gotten to "meet" her and some of her daughters through phone calls and emails.
I've had labs done at my doctor's office and went to Mayo a few weeks ago for a million more tests. My case was presented to the donor board a few days before Christmas and I was approved and notified the same day. It seems like everything took so long and now is going so fast.
I'm interested in hearing from donors but haven't had a lot of luck. It seems like the recipients are the ones who post the most, which gives me some info and reassurance but it would be nice to hear from the other side too.

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | 1 day ago

In reply to @bmcamp "I donated a kidney to my husband and I’m one month out from surgery. I brought..." + (show)

@bmcamp It is an honor for me to welcome you to Connect. What a beautiful gift that you were able to donate a kidney to your husband!
Thank you for generously sharing about donating your spare kidney and for sharing this helpful idea - I never thought of maternity pants and I don't recall seeing it mentioned before in our transplantt discussions.
Is there anything that you wished you had known before the surgery or that surprised you about your organ donation process and surgery that would have helped prepare you for the surgery and recovery?