# Legs or kidneys? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 20, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legs-or-kidneys/473639 "2008-11-20T13:55:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legs-or-kidneys/473639/21 "2008-11-21T01:01:30Z")
Kidneys. Getting a transplant would suck, but it’s at least possible. I’ve got siblings I could get drunk and leave in a bathtub full of ice, if nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legs-or-kidneys/473639/22 "2008-11-21T01:08:06Z")
I’d take the shiny new legs. Hell, I could stand to lose a few pounds- take 'em. Pun intended. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legs-or-kidneys/473639/23 "2008-11-21T01:24:26Z")
Legs-then I’d sue the living SHIT out of said doctor. (Besides, I could hide my stumps with long pretty skirts in a wheelchair) Kidneys-I’m O neg. I’m the universal donor, so I’d have to wait until I could find someone with the exact same blood type. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legs-or-kidneys/473639/24 "2008-11-21T01:27:06Z")
I choose scenario 2. Since I’ve already had my left kidney removed, as soon as I got the diagnosis, I’d just switch doctors, cuz the one telling me that would obviously be imcompetent. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legs-or-kidneys/473639/25 "2008-11-23T00:37:22Z")
> [@robby](#): > > On the other hand, kidneys can be transplanted. Legs can not. > > I think I’d rather lose my legs than my kidneys, unless I could be reasonably certain that I was a candidate for a kidney transplant. On further reflection, I’d definitely keep the kidneys, unless I was assured of a perfect transplant match (which is not currently possible, so far as I know). Dealing with anti-rejection drugs and associated complications does not sound very pleasant. > [@Omegaman](#): > > My driver side leg had gangrene once, but after much “debreeding” it was able to be saved. Tough question, that. But I guess I’d rather be dead than wear a bag. Firstly, the word is [debriding](http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/debride). Secondly, what do you mean by “wear a bag”? What do you think the kidneys do? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legs-or-kidneys/473639/26 "2008-11-23T01:03:09Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Secondly, what do you mean by “wear a bag”? What do you think the kidneys do? I thought it might be a cute way to describe trousers with no leg holes (i.e. the leg option), but I’m interested to hear **Omegaman** ’s explanation too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legs-or-kidneys/473639.md?page=1)