Organ Transplant Age?

[EDDIE51]

I am 66 years old and on the Organ donor register for any parts of me to be used in transplants.
It has suddenly occurred to me that if I donate an organ to a younger person, does the organ stay 66 years old and so degenerate rapidly, or does it assume or become the age of the recipient ? What good will my 66 year old kidney or liver be to a 20 year old for example?

[jno]

https://www.quora.com/If-a-person-gets-an-organ-transplant-does-the-transplanted-organ-age-at-the-same-rate-as-the-donor-or-does-its-age-catch-up-to-the-new-host

[Sqad]

Any port in a storm.

The recipient would be only too pleased with a healthy kidney......whatever the age. Also...healthy kidney donors are in short supply ( not enough of them).

Clearly the kidney of a 66year old, however healthy would not last as long as the kidney of a 20 year old...BUT...beggars can't be choosers.

[EDDIE51]

Thanks for the answers, sqad that is more or less what I thought, they try to age match but any organ is better than none.

[slaney]

Maybe an exception but this one has lasted a fair time...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3731752/The-woman-100-year-old-kidney-68-year-old-world-s-oldest-transplanted-organ-s-going-strong.html

[gness]

Eddie...the oldest transplanted organ that I know of is now 100 years old....and going strong!
Believe me.....your 66 year old kidney would be welcomed....xx

[gness]

That's the one, Slaney...thank you...x

[anneasquith]

100 year old kidney, excellent.

[Sqad]

How can that be accurate?

It 's in the Daily Mail.......;-)

[slaney]

Just chance Sqad :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-37025389

[Sqad]

slaney....aaaaagh! thank God for that....;-)