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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: okarol on March 05, 2015, 10:30:02 PM

Title: National Kidney Registry - I Have an Incompatible Donor
Post by: okarol on March 05, 2015, 10:30:02 PM

National Kidney Registry - I Have an Incompatible Donor

Your prospective kidney donor does not need to match you! He or she can donate to someone they match, in exchange for you getting a kidney from someone who matches you. This video explains how it works. Go to http://www.kidneyregistry.org for info on the National Kidney Registry and the power of paired exchange.

VIDEO: http://youtu.be/HT68LXNKUJU

Title: Re: National Kidney Registry - I Have an Incompatible Donor
Post by: Simon Dog on March 06, 2015, 11:06:09 AM

There is also "donate to the list", which purchases a spot at the top of the list for a person of the donor's choosing.  The problem with this is that you pay with a live organ and get a cadaver one.  Also, even if your donor gives a KDPI<20% kidney, you won't get a similar quality one unless your EPTS<20.