° Topics ° ° Candidates for Transplantation ° Organ Donations ° Living Donations ° Benefits to a Living Donation ° The Donation Process ° Finding a Cadaver Donor ° Decision To Donate ° The Donor Card ° Preparing for a Transplant ° During the Surgery ° Recovery ° Possible Complications ° Follow-up Care
	No longer considered new or experimental, the kidney transplant operation is now an accepted procedure for persons with end-stage renal disease. A single transplanted kidney can increase its workload and do the work of two normal kidneys. Today, transplant recipients are experiencing an improved quality of life, independent of dialysis and its restrictions. Over 60,000 people in the United States are living with a functioning kidney transplant, and the operation is performed more than 12,000 times each year in North America.