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elleng

(130,937 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 05:43 PM Jun 2015

A question: EDITED

Last edited Mon Jun 15, 2015, 04:45 PM - Edit history (1)

My cousin's 20 or 30-something daughter needs a kidney. We're related by marriage, not blood, and I'm 70 (healthy, but 70.) Would she/they be interested in one of my kidneys?

Thanks for info.

edit: Thanks for the info, everyone. I contacted the transplant coordinator/nurse in charge; she informed me I'm in the cut-off range, kidney functions begin to 'deteriorate,' and as other younger ones have submitted their names, she'll keep my # on the 'reserve' list, just in case.

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A question: EDITED (Original Post) elleng Jun 2015 OP
Tissue matching is a complicated business Warpy Jun 2015 #1
It's hard to say, my dear elleng... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #2
You would have to be tested for a close match. leftofcool Jun 2015 #3
It can happen Old Codger Jun 2015 #4
I did a quick google SheilaT Jun 2015 #5

Warpy

(111,267 posts)
1. Tissue matching is a complicated business
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 05:47 PM
Jun 2015

It won't hurt to submit a sample. Blood relatives are often not compatible while strangers might be.

They might not want your kidney, though, they prefer a much closer age match.

Still, it doesn't hurt to get tested. Thank you for the generous thought.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,627 posts)
2. It's hard to say, my dear elleng...
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 05:47 PM
Jun 2015

You might be considered too old.

You also need to be her same blood type.

Tell them you're interested and see what they say.

I hope you can help!

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
3. You would have to be tested for a close match.
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 05:48 PM
Jun 2015

I doubt it would work since you are not blood related but it would not hurt to be tested.

 

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)
4. It can happen
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:20 PM
Jun 2015

Sometimes unrelated people can get pretty close on matching... =They have gotten a little touchy about these things with people in our age group, some Drs. are more so than others, I had a surgery a year ago that a friend of mine who is only slightly older was told he was too old for.. so depends on Dr.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
5. I did a quick google
Mon Jun 15, 2015, 04:30 PM
Jun 2015

using Who is eligible to donate a kidney, and of course got various hits.

This one looks reasonably helpful: http://www.transplantliving.org/living-donation/being-a-living-donor/qualifications/

It does not look like there's an upper age, so long as everything else is good.

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