Loving all the kidney donation posts lately! I’ve been considering it for a while, and hearing people’s experiences is really helpful.
The point about pre-eclampsia was new to me. I wonder if there’s a case for delaying donation until after childbearing? Though maybe the risks of donating at a later age outweigh the risks of a single-kidney pregnancy...
Yeah my transplant team really wanted to make sure I understood the pre-eclampsia risk. I think when I got to the phone call stage that was a big part of what we talked about. I’ve seen at least one person on r/​kidneydonors who might have donated sooner but decided to delay until her kids were teens. She was in her 40s when she donated iirc.
Thanks for reading! Glad it’s helpful! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat about whether to donate.
Loving all the kidney donation posts lately! I’ve been considering it for a while, and hearing people’s experiences is really helpful.
The point about pre-eclampsia was new to me. I wonder if there’s a case for delaying donation until after childbearing? Though maybe the risks of donating at a later age outweigh the risks of a single-kidney pregnancy...
Yeah my transplant team really wanted to make sure I understood the pre-eclampsia risk. I think when I got to the phone call stage that was a big part of what we talked about. I’ve seen at least one person on r/​kidneydonors who might have donated sooner but decided to delay until her kids were teens. She was in her 40s when she donated iirc.
Thanks for reading! Glad it’s helpful! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat about whether to donate.