Hi,I'm a left-kidney live donor.
I donated the left kidney to my friend about 2 years ago.Follow-up was virtually non-existent and I have to rely on my new family doctor(the old one retired,sigh) who of course has no experience with donors whatsoever(double sigh).My trouble is that I cannot get my energy back.Not even my pre-donation level,but energy at all,I always feel lethargic,fatigued.
My family doctor insists this is because I'm hypo-thyroidic,her reasoning being that this has been a pre-existing condition for me since before the donation.I can't quite take this at face value,because A.,this condition has never bothered me before,in fact,I've never been symptomathic and i'm not now,either,except for the bloodwork and B.,i've only had this fatigue issue after the donation.I used to have endless energy before the donation,working a full-time job,taking care of my friend (which,what with in-center hemo and all the other health issues/etc is a full-time job unto itself) and juggle everything else.People thought I was hyper.I'm not even cold...
I've been reading about the left-kidney/adrenal gland issue and it seems to fit better.
What I was wondering,did anybody run into a similar issue of hypo-thyroidism,with or without adrenal issues...wondering if it is thyroids,is it donation-related???
Getting really frustrated with the fatigue and all the little niggling issues...
Any input would be appreciated.