Comments on: National Kidney Foundation — “End Kidney Shortage By 2019″

By: Gil Lederman

Gil Lederman — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:03:45 +0000

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By: Bob Aronson

Bob Aronson — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:53:28 +0000

Thank you for the comment. Your insights are accurate and valuable.
Bob

By: livingdonor101

livingdonor101 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:56:21 +0000

“It is also noted that if a living donor lives a healthy lifestyle he/she can have a normal lifespan with just one kidney.”

That statement is painfully disingenious. A cursory reveal of medical journals reveals that living donors are suseptible to many physical and psychological complications – bleeding, blood clots, hernias, intestinal binding, testicular swelling, reduced adrenal gland function, depression, anxiety, PTSD-like symptoms, hypertension, etc.

Some living donors have ended up needing a transplant themselves.

The truth is, the number one kidney killer is Diabetes and many forms can be prevented and treated. Yet it seems to be politically incorrect to encourage people to make responsible lifestyle choices. It’s easier to convince otherwise healthy people to risk their short and long-term health and well-being for the mere POSSIBILITY (because not every transplant is successful) of improving someone’s quality of life.

Until we begin treating living donors with the same respect and care we offer recipients, we are behaving unethically.

By: Vicky

Vicky — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:32:03 +0000

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Again, thanks for the great informative posts on organ transplants and donation.