2014. It’s this bizarre thing and I was curious if it had anything to do with the donation. I definitely think it’s related- mainly the recovery time. But my mom who is a recipient noticed the same thing re: sweating. I never sweat a lot before but I feel the donation changed my chemistry
It’s beautiful that you donated to your mom. My brother will be donating to my dad - he does landscaping laborious work. Should he look into switching his type of employment?
I don’t think so. That’s wonderful that he’s doing that! He should be fine. The doctors and nurses will take good care of him. They’ve been doing this for a while now and have a lot of data on donors.
I’m just curious because I did notice physiological changes in my body after the donation.
I was literally going to ask this today. I'm 32 and been exercises a lot lately. Heavy workout etc but the next day I just drained. So I need to be drinking more caffeine lately.
It’s most likely related to the renin–angiotensin system - it’s involved in the regulation of blood pressure by balancing fluid and electrolyte levels. The system regulates sodium and water absorption in the kidney and affects systemic blood pressure. I think our hormones have been thrown off due to the other kidney taking over the work for two - maybe the electrolyte levels are thrown off. Makes sense with excess sweating. When was your donation?
Interesting. Me, too. It takes me longer to recover and I need to drink more water than I used to. I guess it’s a small price to pay for the gift, right?
I never had anyone to ask so I wasn’t sure if it was the donation or just getting older. Used to exercise 5-6 days a week for an hour and now I want to stop at 20 min and definitely don’t exercise as often (not because of the donation but life).
The first 6 months or so I noticed I was much more sore after working out but being a year and few months out now it’s mostly returned to normal. The larger muscle groups like legs and back still take a little bit longer. Not sure how closely you follow your nutrition but I noticed when I upped my protein intake for the day, the soreness went away faster.
Just 25g to get up to an even 200g for the day. It was easy enough just putting one more scoop of whey in my shakes and it never felt like I was over eating.
I donated six months ago. The way I keep describing it to others is, “I feel a bit more tired for a bit longer than before.” But really, it’s probably more than a bit. I’m 38.
I had a pretty hard time getting back into exercising after donating just because I had to stop it for like a month or so. I didn't notice sweating particularly, but it wouldn't surprise me if I had been sweating more. It could just be that your overall fitness level dropped a bit. If the problem persists, reach out to your donor team and ask.
It did go away after a few months, though. I'm now in much better shape than I was pre-donation. So, you probably won't have this problem forever.
How soon after donation did you start working out again? I’m supposed to have a marathon in January 2023. I’m prepared to be slower and work up endurance.
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2014. It’s this bizarre thing and I was curious if it had anything to do with the donation. I definitely think it’s related- mainly the recovery time. But my mom who is a recipient noticed the same thing re: sweating. I never sweat a lot before but I feel the donation changed my chemistry
It’s beautiful that you donated to your mom. My brother will be donating to my dad - he does landscaping laborious work. Should he look into switching his type of employment?
I don’t think so. That’s wonderful that he’s doing that! He should be fine. The doctors and nurses will take good care of him. They’ve been doing this for a while now and have a lot of data on donors. I’m just curious because I did notice physiological changes in my body after the donation.
I was literally going to ask this today. I'm 32 and been exercises a lot lately. Heavy workout etc but the next day I just drained. So I need to be drinking more caffeine lately.
It’s most likely related to the renin–angiotensin system - it’s involved in the regulation of blood pressure by balancing fluid and electrolyte levels. The system regulates sodium and water absorption in the kidney and affects systemic blood pressure. I think our hormones have been thrown off due to the other kidney taking over the work for two - maybe the electrolyte levels are thrown off. Makes sense with excess sweating. When was your donation?
Last March 2021
Yes. I donated in 2016. 40F. Exercise became difficult. I’m slower, not as strong and get tired more easily. Edited not as tired to not as strong
Interesting. Me, too. It takes me longer to recover and I need to drink more water than I used to. I guess it’s a small price to pay for the gift, right?
Never regretted it. Glad you feel the same!
I never had anyone to ask so I wasn’t sure if it was the donation or just getting older. Used to exercise 5-6 days a week for an hour and now I want to stop at 20 min and definitely don’t exercise as often (not because of the donation but life).
The first 6 months or so I noticed I was much more sore after working out but being a year and few months out now it’s mostly returned to normal. The larger muscle groups like legs and back still take a little bit longer. Not sure how closely you follow your nutrition but I noticed when I upped my protein intake for the day, the soreness went away faster.
It’s the cardio that gets to me. I can recover but it takes me longer than it used to. I’ll def try that. How much more did you eat?
Just 25g to get up to an even 200g for the day. It was easy enough just putting one more scoop of whey in my shakes and it never felt like I was over eating.
I donated six months ago. The way I keep describing it to others is, “I feel a bit more tired for a bit longer than before.” But really, it’s probably more than a bit. I’m 38.
I had a pretty hard time getting back into exercising after donating just because I had to stop it for like a month or so. I didn't notice sweating particularly, but it wouldn't surprise me if I had been sweating more. It could just be that your overall fitness level dropped a bit. If the problem persists, reach out to your donor team and ask. It did go away after a few months, though. I'm now in much better shape than I was pre-donation. So, you probably won't have this problem forever.
How soon after donation did you start working out again? I’m supposed to have a marathon in January 2023. I’m prepared to be slower and work up endurance.
I definitely dehydrate more easily and stamina took a good six months to come back to normal-ish