Another requirement to be a kidney donor is that you must have minimum 80% kidney function. My creatinine level is 0.94 and with a formula they calculate that I have between 63-70% kidney function. To get a more accurate account, in the next couple of weeks I am scheduled for a procedure wherein I have a radioactive “tracer” injected into me and blood samples are then taken over the next 4 hours to measure how quickly the radioactivity disappears. This gives a more accurate percentage of kidney function. If it is below 80% I will not be able to be a donor. Keep your fingers crossed that it will be over 80% and that I don’t end up “glowing” in the dark.
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