Nerve damage?

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Permalink Reply by Becca Ketter on April 25, 2008 at 5:19am

It's been 3 years and some spots on my incision still have no feeling either.

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Permalink Reply by Kelly on May 3, 2008 at 9:57am

Tara--I have no feeling at my incision site and it has been a yr since I donated. I also had a c-section 3 yrs ago and still have not had feeling at that incision either.

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Permalink Reply by crystal on January 22, 2009 at 11:31pm

HEY...JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU KNOW IF I CAN STILL POSSIBLY BE A LIVER DONOR IF I HAVE HAD PAST C-SECTIONS....I HAVE A RELITIVE WHO NEEDS A TRANSPLANT AND I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD EVEN VOLUNTEER IF I KNOW I CANT EVEN TRY BECAUSE OF THE C-SECTIONS.......

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Permalink Reply by Becky Waller on January 23, 2009 at 8:58am

Hi, Crystal. Yes, you should be able to donate despite the C-sections. But there are so many variables that make a person able or unable to donate, so the best thing to do is tell your relative that you'll volunteer to "get worked up," which means to find out if you CAN donate. The decision about whether you WILL donate can come after you know whether you can.

Let us know if we can help answer more questions! It's awesome that you're even considering it.
Becky

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Schoessler on May 7, 2008 at 6:48pm

Hey Tara,

I gave my brother part of my liver 18 months ago and I still have a "dead-zone" right below my incision. Not sure it's ever coming back but it bothers me less and less as time goes on.

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Permalink Reply by Becky Waller on June 8, 2008 at 10:12pm

Hey, Tara! I heard from Toweya that you're doing well -- so glad to hear it. I didn't experience any loss of feeling -- sounds like I got lucky maybe? I've heard from several other people via my blog that they lost feeling in their incision area. Now that Kelly mentions it, I've heard this from other Moms who've had C-sections too.

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Permalink Reply by Carolyn Touchet on July 22, 2008 at 8:56pm

I donated a kidney almost 11 years ago. i still have alot of nerve pain on my side and my left hip still has very little feeling in it. I have found over the years the nerve pain is alot more tolerable if I apply pressure and I have gotten use to the lack of feeling on my hip. But everytime I see my daughter it makes it all worth while and I would do it again in a heart beat.

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Permalink Reply by Kristie Lemmon on September 1, 2008 at 11:49am

i almost hate to respond to this. I donated 14 years ago and the area below my incision is still numb. I got a tatoo over the scar last year and it was painless below the scar.... I ended up with some other nerve damage and still have some pain, so the numb thing is no big deal. It took me a while to get used to it...i don't really pay any attention to it anymore...and it was so worth it.

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Permalink Reply by Emmanuel on June 13, 2009 at 5:55am

Wow, you guys are not feeling pain over you scars.Anyway am not surprised about about that, cos I know that happens.Am in the health profession so believe me, when I say I know.My collegues were quite surpised I knew the risks involved and still donated a kidney to my brother.My scars used to hurt like heal, but now I feel over stimulation at the area.Its definitely not numb.Its more like paraeasthesia especially when I touch it.Am now 1 year post transplant.Anyway, that´s what I got for doing something I still think was worth all the pain.

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Permalink Reply by Diane Elaine Johnson on September 20, 2009 at 7:36pm

My nerves were cut on the right side from the edge of the rib cage to the right lower quadrant and after a year is still numb. I believe it has to do with pain management and acceptance of the new organ but I'm not positive. Good Luck

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