Does donating a kidney affect a donor's lifestyle?

A single kidney is able to meet the body’s needs very well and is⁵sufficient to keep the body healthy. In fact, some perfectly healthy people are born with only one kidney. A study that evaluated thousands⁵of living kidney donors 30ⁱyears after their donations showed that the donors had excellent outcomes.⁵ After recovering from surgery, which takes from 2-6 weeks, depending on the procedure used, a donor can work, drive, exercise, and participate in^Tsports, though rough contact sports⁵are not recommended. A donor can^Tcontinue in all types of occupations, including^Tmilitary duty.         xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                        xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Living-Donor Athletes: Living donors who participated in the National Kidney Foundation's 2004 U.S. Transplant Games, an Olympic-style athletic competition for recipients that includes events and programs for living donors and donor families.

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