Long-term donor follow-up
All further donor follow-up will be through DKMS. Blood tests are usually no longer necessary.
DKMS follows the general prescribed standards for follow-up of the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). The wellbeing of the donors has top priority at DKMS; we carry out an even closer follow-up than prescribed by WMDA.
The long-term donor follow-up programme is carried out by our Donor Follow-up Team.
After the first follow-up questionnaire, subsequent questionnaires will be sent out :
- initially six months after your donation, then
- once a year until ten years have passed.
The DKMS team check the questionnaires very carefully and will contact you immediately if there is a need for any extra clarification.
You can also contact our team at any time outside of the follow-up sessions! They will be happy to answer your questions and help you further.
Follow up
Frequently asked questions: Follow-up programme medical
After a stem cell donation, the body regenerates the stem cells within a few weeks. The follow-up programme includes checking blood values four weeks after donation to make sure that the relevant blood values have returned to normal.
Only if a blood value needs to be rechecked will we ask for additional blood tests.
Normally, a blood sample only needs to be taken once - four weeks after donation. Only in the case that a blood value needs to be rechecked will we ask for additional blood tests.
Frequently asked questions: Follow-up programme administration
Please return your follow-up questionnaire to followup@dkms.org.uk.
If you no longer wish to participate in the follow-up programme, either
- note this information on your questionnaire, or
- email followup@dkms.org.uk, or
- telephone 020 8747 5660.
