subject: Kidney Donor Brings A Ray Of Hope In The Lives Of Esrd Patients [print this page] Kidney donor as the name suggests is the person who donates his/her organ to the needy.
Patients who suffer from ESRD which is end stage renal disease are left with the option of kidney transplantation. In this surgery the kidney from a kidney donor is transplanted into the body of the patient. Kidney transplantation is however considered as a method of last resort. It is opted for only when all other treatments to cure the patient fail and when the condition of the patient worsens.
If you know someone who has a failed kidney then do not hesitate in donating the organ to the needy. However one needs to remember that transplantation is not done out of no where and it requires thorough planning to find the matching organ for the patient. If your organ is apt to be donated to a needy then do not wait any more and make the donation as soon as you can.
People usually refrain from getting into it because they have the belief that kidney donor cannot live a normal life after it. However the reality is far from the normal perception that people hold. With proper care a kidney donor can lead a normal life. However you will be required to put in much effort to maintain and look after your health only for a certain period of time after the donation after that you can live life just like others.
Once you donate your organ you will be barred from doing the following things:
Rigorous exercises
Swimming
From taking bath for 7-8 days
Do not reach out to anything
Lifting heavy things
These are some of the sacrifices that you will have to make for some time. Remember that it's only when the going gets tough does the tough get going. Each day of it will help you to be a stronger person then what you could have ever imagined. However the feeling that you get when you look into the mirror after helping out someone in need is unmatchable. If not for anything else then lets make the donation solely on the grounds of humanity.
In addition to these you will be put on medications so that the body functions properly with a single kidney. The prior aim of the doctors is to make sure that the kidney donor's health is safe and sound after the donation.
Kidney donor is not necessary to be a living human being. A kidney can be retrieved from the body of a dead person as well.
