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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation Forum => Topic started by: OliviaU on April 10, 2015, 01:57:48 AM

Title: Donor Trades?
Post by: OliviaU on April 10, 2015, 01:57:48 AM

Not sure if that is the best wording but I have a family member by marriage that is in need of a kidney. I am willing to donate but we are different, incompatible blood types.  Does anyone know of a reciprocal program?  I would donate to someone needing A+ and she needs O- if someone else would give to her?  She is 16.  Thank you for any information or assistance. 

Title: Re: Donor Trades?
Post by: Fr Pat on April 12, 2015, 02:15:08 AM

     www.kidneyregistry.org has an extensive data base to try to pair up kidney exchanges, sometimes among several people.
    Fr. Pat

Title: Re: Donor Trades?
Post by: Clark on April 14, 2015, 11:38:54 AM

Best wishes! Another resource:

Kidney Paired Donation
http://www.unos.org/donation/index.php?topic=kpd

Title: Re: Donor Trades?
Post by: CK on April 23, 2015, 08:45:56 PM

Did you get tested to see if you are A type 2? I am and was able to donate to my husband, who is type O.   I had no idea there were subtypes to type A blood, but there are, and if the O recipient has low levels of the antibodies that react to A antigens, it can be a go.