• Question: Does donating kidneys affect your health?

    Asked by __ell4 to Ed, Hugh on 20 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Ed Rial

      Ed Rial answered on 20 Mar 2015:

      Hi ell4

      People have two kidneys, and can survive just fine with one. I think it grows slightly larger to cope. However, it does mean your spare one has gone, so if your one kidney starts to fail you will need a kidney from someone else…

      Thanks for the question, stay awesome

      Ed

      #VoteEd!

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