...if I would do it again. I said, absolutely.
He also asked if I found the follow-up care "annoying". He is apparently on some UNOS board or other and it has come up that donors find the follow-up care intrusive and difficult. I said, absolutely not, I think it's great that you do it and I feel like I've had good care. He said that in his mind, I have "saved a life" and I deserve good care afterward.
Everything's fine with me, 6 months out. The only lingering effects are a slightly hypertrophic scar and numbness in my leg, which seems to be gradually getting better. Otherwise, I'd never know I donated.
My recipient is still a transplant poster boy for the hospital, he's had absolutely no problems whatsoever. We both feel like it happened 10 years ago.