Get insights on living kidney donor transplants, including the donation and transplant process, what to expect, and answers to common questions. Read powerful stories from recipients about finding a donor and how their transplant changed their lives.
My kidney transplant journey began about a year before COVID, when I started feeling pain in my kidneys. I used to go in for lab testing every three months because I have been diabetic for many years. The next time I went in and told them about my pain, my physician said the pain was not from my kidneys because we can’t feel pain coming from the kidneys. She said…
Read MoreSee All Transplant StoriesIf you’re looking for a living kidney donor, you may be wondering what role blood type plays in kidney transplantation. Does your kidney donor have to have the same blood type as you? Can someone donate a kidney to you even if they are a different blood type? The truth is that while blood type is one factor in compatibility, when it comes to living kidney donation, it’s not as…
Read MoreSee All Blog PostsThe National Kidney Registry is pleased to welcome its newest microsite center: Advocate Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A total of 63 transplant centers nationwide now participate in the NKR’s Microsite Program. The Microsite Program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living donor to increase their chances of achieving a living donor transplant. To date, more than 1,130 microsite patients have received a…
Read MoreSee All Press ReleasesTwo Central New York women with a friendship spanning over 40 years now share an even deeper, unbreakable bond: a kidney.
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