Kidney Donation: Impact on Lifestyle (Dramatic Health)

In this Medical Minute (Health Video), Dr. Del Pizzo, a leading kidney transplant physicians at Cornell Urology, emphasizes that the impact on donors and recipient lifestyle is less than ever through laproscopic surger--one of the greatest medical advances in the past decade.

Source: An Original HealthTheater.tv Production/In association with the Dept. of Urology, Weill-Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital. Credits: Executive Producer:Sean Moloney, Editor:Calvin C. CHOI

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[BestLaurenator]

I donated my kidney to a stranger and I am doing great. 2 weeks out of my life is all it took to save a life...

[Minus1Kidney]

@alan838 Err... Sorry but no you can't get it back.

[auriga9999]

haha if u really needed 1 kidney to live THEN GOD WOULDNT GIVE U 2.

[AryaSravaka]

in sri lanka most of buddhist monks donate one kidney and live on one. i really love to donate one kidney.. how to get mom's permission ? thats da problem

metta kindness

[NobbyKNobbs]

@alan838 no

[alan838]

if i donate a kidney and the recipient's system rejects it,,, can i get it back?

[timjamesmackenzie]

wtf, who needs shooting before they make another soundtrack?!?!!?!?

[dendenvic]

would stem cells be able to help? could stem cells be injected in the graft and therefore the new kidney wont be rejected? Can stem cells replace anti rejection med for kidney transplant?