Living Donation with Dr. Gabriel Danovitch

Send us Fan MailDr. Samra sits down with Dr. Danovitch. They talk about the importance of slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease by using medications such as SGLT2 i and GLP-1 RA.  They identify and recognize how hard it is to wait and the uncertainty of getting a transplant How dialysis is getting better even though it only provides you about 15-20% of your kidney function and allows patients to feel better. There are certain things that can preclude one from getting a transplant. Such as active cancer, infections. There are two types of transplants. Deceased donor and living donor. A living donor transplant can have huge advantages such as not ever starting dialysis, and getting a transplant sooner. It may be beneficial to be listed at multiple transplant centers. The number of years on dialysis is important. Living donation is the preferred avenue for kidney transplantation. 1)low wait time2)kidneys tend to function better and longer3)you get the transplant on a fixed day and can better prepare for itTraditionally, living donation came from close family member, parents, siblings etc. Can have friends, neighbors, from your religious place of gathering. The health of the donor is very important.  They undergo a very intense evaluation process to ensure that it is safe for them to be a donor. Its a beautiful gift to donate a kidney. Dr. Danovitch shares a endearing story of a donor. These days you don't you have to be a perfect match. There are ways for us to get around incompatibilites. Organ exchanges or organ chains are one such way. 1/3 of living donors done are done through such exchanges.Have an open mind towards those who want to donate a kidney to you. They ended the conversation with discussing kidney exchanges as a way to get around incompatibilites.https://www.ovid.com/jnls/transplantjournal/fulltext/10.1097/tp.0000000000004892~gabriel-m-danovitch-md-frcp-honhttps://www.livingdonortoolkit.com/Please note this is not medical advice. It is meant for entertainment purposes only.