Donated to a stranger 7 years ago. I lost over 40 pounds after surgery and still doing great rocking one!

@TransplantFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Well done Laura thats amazing!!!

@Maddiexibarra

3 жыл бұрын

Is that related to the surgery? Or just cause?

@lauramichael498

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maddiexibarra for me it was related to the surgery

@lauramichael498

2 жыл бұрын

@@Maddiexibarra Yes. It worked that way for me but not for everyone

From the drugs wearing off to the no sleeping, from the catheter being removed to the gas that got pumped into you, from always being worried about tugging to not being in pain to it definitely being better to heal at home... You guys have described my journey nearly to a T after donating my kidney a few weeks ago. You guys are amazing thank you Mark and Jason

Thank you guys so much for sharing your experience with us. I’m actually going to be donating a kidney next week. This video has been super helpful and truly reassuring. I’m donating my kidney through the Paired Exchange program since I wasn’t a match for my older brother. My brother received his new kidney today from an anonymous donor, and in return I will be giving my kidney to a different recipient. Very happy you guys recovered and are looking well. This video is a true gem. Definitely helped me mentally prepare for the upcoming operation. You guys are heroes. Thank you thank you thank you!

Hey Guys, Thank you for sharing your story. Please pray my nephew will receive his new kidney ASAP. He’s 31, and completely blind due to diabetes. He was put on the transplant list this week. He finally had hope again. Wishing you both good health and all the happiness in the world. 💕

Great & insightful video guys. Thanks!

Thanks so much for sharing this! I’m undergoing the last tests to donate to my brother-in-law and really appreciate hearing other donors’ stories.

Just finished listening I'm 2weeks post surgery and it's so fresh listening to your story as I had so many similar experiences. Totally agree with that feeling fine then risking overdoing it .

Thank you, you are amazing. Helping me on my decision to donate to my sister ❤❤

Really good video. I had my left kidney removed recently too and can relate to what you’re saying. It’s been 2.5 weeks since my surgery and although I’m improving, I’m still in a bit of pain. Thanks for sharing your experience guys and giving me an insight to what is to come.

Thank you for this info. I’m preparing to donate my kidney to my father so this was reassuring to hear. Best of luck to you both ! Long healthy lives.

@TransplantFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I hope everything goes well for you. Please let me know if you have any questions :) Best of luck!

Wow you're both looking absolutely amazing xxx

I needed this 🖤

@TransplantFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful :)

Omgg I could relate to this entire video! I donated my left kidney to a family member about a month ago.

I am giving my kidney to my dad on May 19th. I was so scared but your video made me feel so much better. I have never had any surgeries before either and I hate hospitals. Thanks for the video 🙏

@TransplantFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Aww you brave soul! I hope things are still on track to go ahead. Wishing you and your dad the best of luck 💜💜💜

@official_dutchess

3 жыл бұрын

How did everything go?

@asmaparvez6145

3 жыл бұрын

I'm donating my kidney to my dad too

@xlegolas20x

3 жыл бұрын

@@asmaparvez6145 Hi Asma!! I'm about to donate my kidney too ... how are you feeling?

Jason, you are a star, my Brother donated to me 20/12/17, so 13 months ago, another 0-0-0 perfect match, the only way you can get better is from an Identical Twin. Great to see how well you are doing Mark, I’ll leave the videos to you mate. The worst thing is the catheter, worse for us recipients, 5 days.

@TransplantFitness

5 жыл бұрын

I'll pass the message on to Jason for you Brian. He most certainly is a star! It's great that you and your brother were also a perfect match. Hoping your brother is in good health? Yes we all remember that catheter coming out! 😖

@bcegerton

5 жыл бұрын

Transplant Fitness yes he’s doing great, thanks for asking. Discharged after 2 days and holidaying in Egypt 2 months later. He too had a lot of pain with very little in the way of Pain Meds. I’m ok I suppose on that score, I have Chronic Pancreatitis and take Oxycodone and Oxycodone for that. As for the Fentanyl Pump and Epidural, I told them to take them out as they weren’t helping much and to just give me my Oxycodone, I wasn’t on the slow release OxyContin then as I refused to go back on it after it nearly killed me. I had an Opiate Buildup when I was on Dialysis, not literally. It’s basically an overdose as having no kidneys it wasn’t being filtered out enough. I needed something for my Pancreatic Pain as well as the Oxycodone Liquid ( OxyNorm ), it took a lot of persuading by my Transplant Consultants, telling me I have a fully functioning kinder and I would be kept a close eye on, for me to go back on it.

You blokes are awesome! I'm going through the testing process at the moment, big day Monday, 24 hr urine test on Sunday goes to the lab, and bloods done for group and Creat. Fingers crossed they are good! I'm hoping to donate to my neighbours daughter, cannot understand why i'm actually excited to try and have a kidney 😅 "ripped outta me"! This is awesome info, i was actually a bit put off by having something shoved in my ...., but you made me feel better knowing they do it after i'm in dreamland! Hmmn, 3 weeks recovery, plenty of guitar practice! So you are a couple of years in now, how are both of you doing, It would be awesome to get an update vid, to let people know of any "mid term" issues you found, or mid term benefits, for both of you,(of course living is a pretty good benefit!). Many thanks for a such an honest feedback. Makes me feel good about my decision (strange but when my neighbour told me the first thing i said was where do i get tested, not a hesitation, and the only thing i'm alergic to is PAIN!). As a wise man once said, Live Long and Prosper!

doing transplant in a few weeks for my mom :) this video calmed me down

@TransplantFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh that's amazing! I'm glad I could ease some of your worries :) Please message with any questions you might have!

@three6iix992

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I just told my mom that I will donate her my kidney , she’s been on dialysis for 17 years so I’ve been looking at videos to take my worries away .

@paytonman380

3 жыл бұрын

@@three6iix992 🖤 hope goes well

@TransplantFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck. You're an amazing person to offer to do this for your mum 💜

I'm going to donate mine to my brother, The surgery was delayed due to Covid I work in the middle east brother is back home in India. Since the Surgery is not covered in insurance just waiting for enough money and will get this done ASAP., My brother is on dialysis and is absoluty in a terrible condidion for almost 10 Months dialysys now .He is 34 I am 31. This video truely helped, Thank you both.

@TransplantFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Aww you're so brave donating to your brother! I love your determination to make his life better with your sacrifice. Hoping things get sorted soon bro!

I'm donating a kidney Friday 18th. Not going to lie, worrying about the pain after and the sodding catheter. Im told im getting morphine I control in the hospital, and either soluble morphine or cocodamol for home. Im potentially being discharged on the Monday, pain management depending, so I'm hoping im going to be up and about for Christmas day to watch my daughter open presents relatively pain free.

@avtarsinghmalhotra7492

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I am just curious to know about your health. I hope you are doing good. I donated kidney to my mom recently and now sometimes i feel pain in my right side. is that normal? I drink 1.5-2 litres water a day but i need to pee every after 1/2 or 1 hr. Please reply are you facing any problem ?

@benicebehappy

3 жыл бұрын

@@avtarsinghmalhotra7492 Heya, I'm currently 19 days post surgery and still in discomfort. The side they took the kidney from, left in my case, just feels heavy and achy. Not painful just uncomfortable. My back aches constantly, and I mean constantly, but they told me they cut a lot of muscle on my left side so think my back is over compensating for the weakness in that side. No issues with the peeing side of things except it smells stronger, number 2 is a whole other issue, I cannot go without laxatives and I cant bare down at all. Incision are healing well, I had 5, 1-2" sized for the keyhole part, then a large approx 6-7" Incision in my bikini area for where they pulled the kidney out. Aching but no pain. Cannot lie on either side, can only lie on my back, sleeping a lot and end of the day I get stitch like sensations in my sternum and left side. I have my 6 week check up end of Jan where they'll test kidney function, bloods etc so hoping by then ill be moving around better instead of bent double like a little old lady.

@avtarsinghmalhotra7492

3 жыл бұрын

@@benicebehappy can we please connect via email so that we can share our experiences. avtarsinghmalhotra.dp@gmail.com I wish you would be fine . They took my left kidney & after surgery they shifted me to ICU for two days & rest 3 days i was in general ward. First 3 days i was in extreme pain. after surgery for 2-3 days i didn't feel like number 2 but after 3rd day i used bathroom my own coz i didn't like to take help from anyone cleaning my shit. I started walking on 8-9th day my own & 11-12day i started driving which was risky & after few days i stopped it. My surgery was in the month of sept but in the month of Dec i am feeling bit pain in my right side but today i ate some crisps & now i am felling pain in my right side beneath the ribs. I consulted doctor, she said i might be due to acidity & advised me medicine for 3 days. I wish it would be just acidity.

@BDRioga

3 жыл бұрын

@@benicebehappy the 1st month is the hardest (specially for the pain and discomfort while sleeping). It has been 2 months since I donated and i'm back to work (i have a desk job). I can drive and walk a lot now but i can't use my full strength and I still waiting to get better so i can get back to the gym... Sometimes i still feel discomfort around my abdominal area... I'm not able to run yet and i try not to light heavy stuff still (i lift normal stuff but nothing that will require my full strength). I think the recovery is slow but you already passed the worst (the first 2 weeks). Good luck!

@benicebehappy

3 жыл бұрын

@@BDRioga Morning, good to hear your recovery is going well. Today is 5 weeks post op. The back ache is significantly better, incisions on the outside look like they're healing well. Still swollen, heavy feeling and uncomfortable in the lower abdomen area. Ive tried a couple of short walks but surprising how much energy it uses and it triggers the aching off. However, it is massively better compared to those first 4 weeks. I still have bad days where all I want to do is sleep and the pain comes back, but overall definitely better. First check up is Wednesday so hopefully that comes back as things are all ok. Im not back at work until April 6th (my job is a lot of driving and walking/bending/stair climbing on construction sites), so in the meantime I'm giving the ps4 a good workout and hoping to try and start some gentle exercise in the next couple of weeks if the aching eases off. Hope your recovery continues to go well.

Hi.Did you guys have to be in quarentin after the transplant? I was told that you have to be in quarentin for 6months after the transplant

@TransplantFitness

3 жыл бұрын

This was back in 2018 so we didn't have to quarantine

@benicebehappy

3 жыл бұрын

Im in the uk and donated December 2020. I had to quarantine for 2 weeks prior to surgery but wasn't given any instructions to quarantine after.

how many days does it take you to walk and do things

@benicebehappy

3 жыл бұрын

It will vary dramatically person to person. Im in a donor support group, I was bed bound for around 6 weeks and could just about shuffle to the loo and back. It took me around 3 and a half months to get back to semi normal but even now 4.5 months on im still getting burning/ripping sensations in my larger scars. Others in the group were up and moving around normally within a couple of weeks.

I'm planning to give my kidney to my mom, I'm 22 yrs old, can I give?

I'm sxsded about getting my surgery dine

Hospital name doctor name

I will donate my kidney B positive please respond 🙏

@unequa3501

2 жыл бұрын

I need a b+ kidney

@aparnachalla7281

2 жыл бұрын

@@unequa3501 where is your address

@oy2736

2 жыл бұрын

@@unequa3501 Hy i want to donate my kidney. My blood group is b+

I will sell a kidney. I have a lot of debt so AB + 32 year old plz plz halp me need money