Can Kidney Grow Back After Donation. Kidney s gone once its removed. As a result instead of having only half of their original kidney function living kidney donors usually have about 70 80 of their original kidney function about six months after donating.
Therefore if a donor has a healthy kidney and it grows after the donation surgery they should have plenty of kidney function to filter all the body s. Your remaining kidney will grow bigger to help make up for the one. In fact donating a kidney is the most common living organ donation.
You by donating a kidney have in effect suffered a traumatic kidney injury imagine say if you were injured in a crash and your kidney had.
But you can t donate your liver. You ll have to take pain pills for a short time after surgery. In fact donating a kidney is the most common living organ donation. Knowing that you re helping another person stay alive can make you feel great even long after the surgery is done.