Two Kidney Patients Gets New Lease of Life at IVY Hospital:Sister Saves Life of Brother

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Chandigarh 14^th November:- To give a new lease of life to her brother, sister decided to donate her kidney to her brother on Raksha Bandhan. This all was done by Ambala Residents, where a sister donate kidney to her brother and whereas a brother donate kidney to his sister.

Giving more detail about the transplant,Dr Ajay Goyal, Nephrologist, IVY Hospital, Mohali,shared that in one case Ambala Cantt resident Aman Kumar (name changed), a 24-year-old software engineer, was diagnosed with a kidney problem some six months back. His job was at risk because of frequent absence from work due to need for treatment. When he came to him, he advised him to go for kidney transplant which could provide a permanent solution to his problems.

Explaining further, Dr Avinash Srivastava, Director Renal Transplant Surgery, IVY Hospital, Mohali said that Aman had to find an eligible donor. His father was detected with some liver disease and was rejected. He had blood mismatch with his mother. However, his younger sister Reena, who is 21 years old, came forward and decided to donate her kidney to save her brother's life on Raksha Bandhan.

Dr Raka Kaushal, Chief Nephrologists and Transplant Physician, IVY Hospital, Mohali said that there is another example. Rajni, is a 42-year-old lady, was diagnosed with a damaged kidney one year back. Since then, she was on regular hemodialysis. Her life was tough because in addition to taking care of her family and kids she had to fight for her own survival. Her husband was struggling to get her proper treatment because of high costs. When she came to us we advised her to go for kidney transplant, which was the best possible treatment. Her brother Krishan, who is 45 years old, decided to donate a kidney to his sister. Transplant was done at our centre and both are okay now. 

Gurtej Singh, CEO, IVY Group, Mohali,said that a sibling (brother or sister) as a donor is one of the best options for kidney transplant since results are better due to good immunological matching. Kidney transplant programmes in India are mainly living donor based in comparison to Western countries where it is primarily a deceased donor based programme.