Ferrari Mailing List: NFC: Any personal experiences/kidneys, transplants, etc.?

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

Well, I know I could Google this, but tell the truth I'm kinda afraid to.  Wife 
Karen has been told that she either has or might have "early renal failure" and 
the way things stand now she's going to get a referral appointment to a doctor 
(starts with neph or nef...something) who specializes in that sort of medicine. 
 So naturally my mind is spinning.  Questions: Can a person live a "normal" 
life on 1 kidney?  I'm thinking, if it comes to that point, of giving her one 
of mine.  I'm A positive and she's A negative, I believe. Would that make any 
difference?  And, finally, (sorry) I like to bicycle.  I've done more than 60 
miles in one day once and I usually do maybe around 30-40 miles one weekend 
day, maybe 50 or maybe only 25 or so the next weekend day, will having only 1 
kidney affect my "athletic" life in any way?  I'm 60,  if it matters.

Thanks for any and all replies, thought someone on the list might have 
experience they could share.

Tom Reynolds
Tulsa, OK