I applied to the USC Berkeley hospital to donate a kidney to my brother, but my application was rejected. The RN I spoke to said it was a medical issue and though they wouldn’t give me details I assume it was because I was diagnosed a few years ago with BPH. I took medication for this for a time, but now my urologist is just doing the wait and see as it is not bothering me too much. I also had back surgery two years ago for a herniated disc that impinged on my spinal cord, leaving me with some nerve damage on my lower body, but this did not directly affect my organs. I wish I had played this down on the application more or not mentioned it at all. I was honest about my medical history because I felt that my BPH was mild enough and even with the past back surgery I was still healthy enough to donate. I live in Canada and my brother lives in California so maybe that played into their decision. I don't know.
What I really want to know is, can you reapply after you are rejected or can you appeal? I can’t see anything on the USCSF website one way or the other and google searches have come up empty. I should have asked the RN but I was kind of in shock on the phone when she told me I was rejected. My assumption is that unless something significant changes in someone’s medical status then the answer would be no.
This is all so hard. Most of the friends he has have not stepped up to donate. Even the two who said they would when we first found out he had end stage kidney disease two years ago have backed off.
Any information about appeals or reapplying would help.