Becoming a donor
Hi all,
Thank you for sending me pictures of your scars in my previous post. As I mentioned, I am going through the beginning process of seeing if I can be a donor. My transplant team needs to discuss if I can donate because I have Lichen Planus (an autoimmune disorder similar to lupus minus the organ affliction). I have wanted to be a living donor for about a decade but now that I am actually in the process I’m feeling a bit of trepidation. For those who have donated, were you always 100% confident that you wanted to do it? I’m sure it’s normal because it is a major surgery and I need to think realistically about my life post surgery. I feel bad that I’m sometimes questioning if I want to do it, my family is supportive that it’s my decision to do it but also doesn’t really want me to so that weighs on me as well