Not possible: Addison's disease is effectively treated with hormone replacement (a glucocorticoid hormone and a mineralocorticoid hormone). No one has tried an adrenal transplant for this because taking the medication is not difficult and transplants of any type are expensive and risky.
Answered 4/9/2014
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Can be manageable: It's wonderful you'd offer to donate for transplantation, but Addison's is quite manageable nowadays. He needs to carry a cortisol needle (learn how and when you might need to use it), and if you're ever both in an accident and he needs to be treated, let his phyiscians know.
Answered 8/19/2014
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