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Can you donate a kidney after having an appendectomy? if yes, how long do you have to wait?
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Possibly: You need to be in good health, healed from the appendectomy, and be a match for the recipient.
Answered 7/25/2013
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Yes: Totally healed and no infections.
Answered 7/24/2013
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6 weeks: Your body should recover almost fully after 6 weeks and you could donate if you meet the other stiict criteria.
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