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Losing a second Kidney

  • 05-03-2015 10:26am
    #1
    TommyOM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭


    Someone very close to me had her Kidney removed last year. She is in her mid 20s and lived such a healthy life. It was said that it was a genetic condition that caused one of her kidneys to atrophy.

    The operation went successful but now, a year later, she is telling me that she is beginning to feel the same symptoms that she felt last year when her removed kidney was failing. I can't let her see but I am absolutely devastated by this.

    I wouldn't know what to do if this happened. She means the world to me and I caused her so much pain in the past that it seems so unfair that this has to happen to her.

    What happens if a second kidney fails? Are kidneys easily available? Could I donate privately to her or are there regulations in place which prevent that meaning she has to be on a waiting list?

    Does anyone have any experience with this? Is there anything that can be done to keep her sole kidney healthy as long as possible??? I've been researching about super foods and the like but are there any other ways?

    My head is spinning at the moment, I just want to help her.


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