allnighter-
I was not given any restrictions or lifestyle changes, except to maintain a healthy weight and exercise, which is a lifestyle everyone should aspire to, since you are so sure of your statement please specify exactly which are these.
Before a person can donate a kidney you have to undergo extensive medical tests, both physical and psychological. You are assigned a team of doctors which is completely different from the recipients team, because they want to make sure that this medical team has your best interest in mind, and they should not be biassed to the best interest of the recipient, and until the morning of the surgery I could have still changed my mind, there was absolutely no pressure for me to go thru with this.
I have yet to meet or read an article written by a donor who regrets having giving the gift of life to another human being….
And yes I discussed this with my Rav, and my son’s Rebbe, who happens to also be a doctor….and both of them were very supportive of my decision
And I am also a card carrying member of HOD (Halachic Organ Donation), as well as a regular donor to the NY Blood Center, and I have been in the Bone Marrow Registry since 1990….