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 are looking for a living kidney donor, your family is often the first place to look. Not only are family members more likely to be a good match, they are also more likely to be willing to donate. In a 2019 survey of 10,000 US adults by the Health Resources and Services Administration, 86% said they would be willing to donate a kidney to a family member, 76%…
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 ReleasesA man's generous act to help a friend led to a life-saving discovery of his own. Robb Layne volunteered as a living organ donor to help Doris Pittell, who, at 79 years old, was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease.
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