Was donor for my brother in 1992,laproscopic not an option back then, so my question to anyone with an open nephrectomy, is anyone experiencing issues surrounding donation. I have uncontrolled hypertension, my iron,mag, vit D, and sodium potassium can be such an issue, I have a section of bowel without adequate nerve innervation, these have fluctuated throughout the years and my PCP and nephrologists are baffled. Looking for any insight, at age 48 the struggle is getting real