What is a living donor?
Because you have two kidneys and need only one, it is possible to donate a kidney while still alive. Living donors are able to resume their lifestyle shortly after surgery; most living donors return to work one week after surgery. Nevada Donor Network encourages living donation. However, NDN’s task is to procure organs from deceased donors (those who have died). Living donors can also give blood, bone marrow, partial liver, and partial lungs.
A living donor has given part of an organ (liver, lung or pancreas) or one kidney from his/her own living body for transplantation, usually to a family member. A living donor’s remaining kidney will do the work of two kidneys. Since kidneys are matched genetically, donation from a family member may be more successful than from an unrelated donor.
A living donor has given part of an organ (liver, lung or pancreas) or one kidney from his/her own living body for transplantation, usually to a family member. A living donor’s remaining kidney will do the work of two kidneys. Because kidneys are matched genetically, donation from a family member may be more successful than from an unrelated donor.
