I want to help!!

- 18 to 70 years old

- Not "feel pressured" to be a donor

- In good health with no major medical or mental illnesses

- Able to understand and comply  with the guidelines for surgery, recovery, and routine donor follow up

Simply..no. 

Common misconceptions are that you:

1. Need to be related, and;

2. Need the same blood type

Donors can usually leave the hospital one to two days after donation. Everyone recovers at their own pace. Most donors return to their regular lifestyle by three weeks after donation.

All medical services related to organ donation are submitted to the recipient's insurance. Your recipient's insurance typically covers all medical services related to your organ donation, including your evaluation, hospitalization, surgery, follow-up care and treatment of any surgical complications.

- The kidney can last two times longer than a deceased donor kidney

- The recipient will have a shorter wait time, often just months instead of years, when the recipient is in better health

- The surgery is scheduled when it works best for the donor and recipient, and recovery is easier

- The recipient receives a great kidney, and the best match

In the majority of cases, the surgical removal of the donor’s kidney (called a donor nephrectomy) is done by laparoscopic surgery which involves two to three small incisions in the abdomen and one larger incision (6-9 centimeters) through which the kidney is removed. Surgery is performed under general anesthesia.