I hope nobody minds my posting this frank question here.
I smoke a little pot almost every day, maybe one puff before I go to bed. I told everyone about this at my donor assessment, including the nephrologist, the social worker, the psychiatrist, etc. They did not appear at all alarmed but said, without any urgency, that I should stop a month or so before donation. I had the feeling that they said this to kind of cover themselves, because they could provide absolutely no specific medical information for why I should stop. In every other area (vitamins, herbs, exercise, etc.) they told me not to change a thing about my lifestyle, since whatever I'm doing so far has made me healthy enough that I can spare a kidney!
So I wonder if anyone here has any knowledge of the subject? I might want to use a little bit both before and after surgery for pain and anxiety relief. I consider marijuana, when used in moderation, to have medicinal uses like any (far more habit-forming and potentially harmful) narcotic. All that said, I don't know much about marijuana's effect on the kidneys specifically. Haven't found much info online.
Any thoughts?