I am kidney transplant recipient (2-2011) When I was called to the hospital, another patient waiting for a kidney too, was called, our romms were next to each other, so we crossed sight at one point. Since there were 2 kidneys, one was for him and the other for me. I was taken to the operation room the next day and had a succesful surgery. The next day after the surgery I found out the other patient was sent home with out having a transplant, because since my donor passed in a car accident, one kidney was too damaged and was not suitible for transplant. I've been always wondering how the commite decided to give the surviving kidney to me.