Renee in NC Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Absolutely, no question about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 If one of your siblings needed a kidney--and you were the only match--would you give your kidney to your sibling? Yes, I would and I tried. I was not a match. She had 4 different cadaver transplants and only one took. Then the stupid doctors said oops, they had to remove the working kidney because the donor had cancer. She died in her early 20's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBarnes Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 My husband donated a kidney to his father. Based on that experience, I'd have to say no. I would only donate to save one of my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandellie4 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I dd. I donated a kidney to my sister eleven years ago. If I knew then what I know now, I would not have donated to her. Really? Is there a health issue for the donator? I'm considering donating to my cousin. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I'd have to think about it too. I am not close with my sister, and what if my girls one day needed a kidney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Really? Is there a health issue for the donator? I'm considering donating to my cousin. Sandy Well, I was told at the time of donation that there would not really be any lasting effects medically for me. However. I got a kidney stone for the first time a few months ago. I had to have surgery to place (and then later to remove) a stent that opened the passage from my kidney to my bladder, because the stone was stuck there. If I had both kidneys, that would not have been necessary; I would have just wait for the stone to pass. But because I only had the one kidney, I could not risk damaging it (with the toxins that were building up from not being able to pass urine out of my kidney). All that to say, having only one kidney did cause me significant extra pain and money in that situation. However, that situation is not what would have changed my decision. My sister (to make a long story short), killed the kidney I gave her, and no longer speaks to me (for non-kidney-related reasons.) For these reasons, I would not have donated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Yes. I'm not his biggest fan right now. But if he needed it, he would have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 My mom had kidney failure almost two years ago, and was on dialysis for 4-5 hrs, 3 days a week, while working full time. My uncle (her brother) was found to be a match and donated his kidney. That was a nerve-racking day for my family, having two loved ones in surgery in one day. When my mom and now step-dad married in July, my step-dad made my uncle a groomsman and took a moment in the ceremony to thank him and honor his gift. There have since been a lot of "your kidney is making me pee a lot" jokes :tongue_smilie: I don't have any siblings, but it occurred to me after my uncle was a match that I could've been tested. Surgery absolutely frightens me, so I honestly don't know if I could do it. But I am deeply grateful that my uncle did. That is really touching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Yes, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnlvr Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 No. I have children who depend on me. A healthy, alive me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel marie Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 absolutely! i would to any of my relatives or my best friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Yes, definitely! I've already lost one brother due to a car accident. I would donate in a heartbeat if either of my remaining two siblings needed one and I could help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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