[savoytruffle]

So you're depositing into some sort of kidney bank?

[Suzuran]

No, organs for transplant can't be stored that way. They can only exist outside of a functioning human body for a handful of hours; they measure the times in minutes.

[shepherdjerred]

Fresher kidneys are ideal, but I don’t think it’s quite this tight.

In my case my kidney went on a flight from Seattle to North Carolina overnight and wasn’t transplanted until morning.

If it were so important I would imagine they’d fly the recipient out to me (or vice versa) so that the surgery could be concurrent