SINGAPORE - Mr Kong Fook Seng may be turning 70 in October, but his kidney is 98 years old and counting. It used to belong to his late father Kong Wing Hing. “Having received a kidney from my father was God’s blessing, rather than having to lie down in bed to do dialysis,” said Mr Kong, who works in design...
Mr Kong Fook Seng with a photo of himself and his late father Kong Wing Hing during a trip to China.SINGAPORE - Mr Kong Fook Seng may be turning 70 in October, but his kidney is 98 years old and counting.“Having received a kidney from my father was God’s blessing, rather than having to lie down in bed to do dialysis,” said Mr Kong, who works in design project management at a semiconductor company.
“Until the fourth day , the pain became so excruciating that I needed morphine to relieve my suffering. I was also feeling so cold that the three blankets and hot-water bottle given to me did not help,” he said. Mr Kong Fook Seng said the medicine he took after the transplant gave him a “round” face. PHOTO: COURTESY OF KONG FOOK SENG
Dr Sobhana said: “With the advancement in medical and surgical technology, surgery to remove the donor kidney can be done using laparoscopy and the donor is discharged from hospital three to four days after the operation.” She said that while a kidney from a dead donor lasts about 15 years and that from a living donor lasts for 20, Mr Kong’s transplanted kidney, having lasted over 40 years, is “one that occurs less often”.
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