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After nearly 20 years as a neurosurgeon at UPMC Presbyterian, he never imagined that he would one day become a patient.One night, following a long day of taking care of patients, Adnan woke up with severe abdominal pain. He was admitted to UPMC Passavant where doctors found three clots in the artery connected to his small intestine. He was immediately rushed into emergency surgery. His doctors inserted eight stents into his heart, but the medication he needed to keep his heart healthy was causing his kidneys to fail.function load_upmc_video_1_fsed40gb(obj,autoplay){window[\"autoplay_1_fsed40gb\"]=autoplay;let $this=$(obj),el=document.createElement(\"script\");$this.removeAttr(\"onmouseover\").removeAttr(\"onclick\").html(\"\");el.src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/5687602\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/53926702\";document.body.appendChild(el);var waiting_1_fsed40gb=setInterval(function(){if(window[\"KalturaPlayer\"] !== undefined){clearInterval(waiting_1_fsed40gb);try{let kalturaPlayer=KalturaPlayer.setup({targetId:\"kaltura-video_1_fsed40gb_6a0c4b9b31ece\",provider:{partnerId:\"5687602\",uiConfId:\"53926702\"},playback:{autoplay:autoplay_1_fsed40gb}});kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId:\"1_fsed40gb\"});}catch(e){console.error(e);}document.getElementById(\"kaltura-video_1_fsed40gb_6a0c4b9b31ece\").dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(\"videoLoad\",{bubbles:true,detail:{\"selector\":\"kaltura-video_1_fsed40gb_6a0c4b9b31ece\",\"account_id\":\"5687602\",\"player_id\":\"53926702\",\"video_id\":\"1_fsed40gb\",\"autoplay\":\"autoplay_1_fsed40gb\"}}));}},10);}Working for UPMC, Adnan knew that a living-donor kidney transplant was an option, but he needed to find a donor. During a living-donor kidney transplant, a transplant surgeon will remove a healthy kidney from the donor and transplant it into the person with the failing kidney.While Adnan began his search for a donor, a woman named Candace McClure saw a young boy in need of a kidney transplant on Facebook. Having a daughter around the same age and knowing she\u2019d want someone to help her child, she was evaluated to be a living donor.\u201cLuckily, the boy had other people evaluated to donate to him and a few of those people were suitable donors so I was asked if I would donate to someone else, and I said yes,\u201d said Candace.During a non-directed living-donor kidney transplant, potential donors are evaluated and matched with the person on the waiting list who is the most appropriate medical match. Luckily for Adnan, Candace was determined to be a compatible donor, and they underwent a successful living-donor kidney transplant on May 16, 2017.RELATED: Your Living Transplant: 3 Steps to Finding a DonorSince then, Candace and Adnan have both made a full recovery and are doing great.Candace and Adan keep in touch and he even sends her daughter birthday presents.\u201cMy life hasn\u2019t changed much at all, except I have more people in my family now,\u201d Candace said.As for Adnan, he said, \u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable, like day and night. My whole life changed.\u201dAdnan and Candace\u2019s results may not be representative of all similar cases.Editor's Note: This video was originally published on February 26, 2019, and was last reviewed on April 25, 2022."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"2019","item":"https:\/\/share-dev.upmc.com\/2019\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"02","item":"https:\/\/share-dev.upmc.com\/2019\/\/02\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Doctor Turned Patient: Former UPMC Neurosurgeon Finds His Living Kidney Donor","item":"https:\/\/share-dev.upmc.com\/2019\/02\/donor-turned-patient-living-kidney\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]