side effects of kidney removal

who says that removal of one kidney is likely to cause the other to fail? do you have any medical training? or are you just spouting off what you think might happen? yes we have two, or at least most people have two, that does not mean we need both to live a full, active and normal life. donating a kidney is not done over night, there are months of tests and assessments to ensure the donor is fully fit including both physically, and emotionally. you then need to be seen by an independent assessor to be clear that you are donating of your own free will and that you know the risks involved, yes that does include risks during surgery, such as death, infection afterwards, recovery time, emotional trauma, financial impact of being off work, etc' etc, etc. speaking as some one who has been there and done it, if you think you might be interested in donating a kidney, even aultruisticaly, just make a call to you local hospital and talk to the transplant co-ordinator they ARE medically trained and can give you the facts and info that you need to be able to make the final decision, there is no harm in asking the question, no one will pressure you or think your questions are silly. one final piece of advice don't take advice from muppets on the internet, that said you might think i'm a muppet, but that's fine, because at least i'm a muppet with one kidney . good luck.