Comments on: Former Mets GM Jim Duquette is donating a kidney to his daughter

By: savetofavorites

savetofavorites — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:18:28 +0000

Fantastic, life-affirming gesture.

Terrible, TERRIBLE judgement on that opening sentence.

By: pisano

pisano — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:41:32 +0000

God bless him and his daughter.

By: seeinred87

seeinred87 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:12:29 +0000

I don’t have kids yet, but from what I gather from people who do, this wasn’t even a decision for him. I know I’d do it for one of my brothers without hesitation.

By: sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo

sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:11:36 +0000

Went through the same thing a bunch of years back (my sister had FSGS). The surgery for the donor has really improved since then. When I did it, they had to slice through all of the muscles in the back to get the kidney out. Now they make a couple of small incisions and basically vacuum that sucker out of there. It greatly reduces the physical trauma and the recovery time.

The only downside for the recipient is the anti-rejection medication that keeps your immune system suppressed. It basically means she takes the same precautions as an AIDS patient would, since her body is less able to fight off infections and such. However, the quality of life is greatly improved from having to go through dialysis 3 times a week, or whatever other treatments she is currently enduring for the FSGS.

Hoping for a successful surgery, speedy recovery and long life of happiness ahead.

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:03:46 +0000

Thanks for the knowledge…

By: pellypell

pellypell — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:56:43 +0000

The transplanted kidney is not placed at the site of the original kidneys but is placed in the lower belly. A child can receive an adult kidney, since by a certain age (usually older than 2 years) there is enough space in the belly to fit the new kidney.

I think this was probably an easy decision for Dan to make. I wish him luck.

By: mybrunoblog

mybrunoblog — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:50:10 +0000

“Any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a dad”
Best wishes to the Duquettes. Godspeed.

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:48:56 +0000

Kudos to Jim Duquette. I have a young daughter myself and I like to think I’d do the same for mine. But it still takes a lot of cohones.

Quick Stupid Question for the medical people around here…how do they put the kidney of an adult into the body of an 8 year old? Wouldn’t it be too big?