After years of suffering from kidney disease, Jose Calixto, 56, received a life-saving donation from his son, Jonathan Calixto, 30. Fox News Digital spoke to the New York-based father and son.
"This is the ideal scenario versus getting a donor from a non-relative, because they are typically better matched due to relation," he explained to Fox News Digital.
Doctors repeatedly asked Calixto’s son whether he was sure he wanted to go through the organ donation. "Jonathan was committed to his father from the very beginning and did anything necessary to donate to him," said Mitchell of Mount Sinai. With more time and research, Calixto became more comfortable with the idea, but was still more concerned about his son’s health than his own.
Calixto’s son was discharged the very next day with no issues, while Calixto came home three days after the surgery. His body accepted the donated kidney with no significant problems.Recipients are monitored very closely after surgery, Mitchell said — twice a week for the first month, once a week for the second month and usually once a month for the first year.
After the two-year mark, donors should get annual checkups with their primary care physician, Mitchell said.
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