• Question: If you donate kidney will that effect the person giving as well?

    Asked by Queen Elsa to Hugh on 20 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Hugh Harvey

      Hugh Harvey answered on 20 Mar 2015:

      Yes, it does effect the donor as well as the recipient – but luckily we have two kidneys so the donor is usually able to compensate for the loss of one kidney! The remianing kidney usually enlarges over time and works twice as hard!

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