Patient stories

How to make contact with your stem cell donor after your transplant, and why it might not be possible to do so.

While choosing how to live your life is completely up to you, certain choices could affect your recovery and make it feel more challenging. On this page, we explain the risks linked to drinking, smoking and using recreational drugs after transplant.

If you want to travel abroad while recovering from a stem cell transplant, it will depend on where you want to go and what you want to do. On this page, we share details of travel vaccines, insurance and our tips on planning ahead.

Just like leaving hospital after your transplant, going back to school, college or university will feel like a big step in your recovery. On this page, we explain how to manage feelings around returning to education, and offer practical advice.

Returning to work after a stem cell transplant can be an important milestone on the road to recovery.

If you’ve had to take time off work because of your medical condition, you might experience anxiety around money and being able to pay bills. On this page, we offer tips and advice on how to get financial support after your stem cell transplant.

After a stem cell transplant, keeping active can help you both physically and emotionally. Making exercise a part of your daily routine is a great way to combat fatigue and rebuild your strength and balance.

Almost all stem cell transplant patients will experience side effects that make eating and drinking more difficult. It’s a perfectly normal part of recovery, but it’s important to be aware of the challenges you could face and how to cope with them.

Nobody expects you to deal with everything alone during recovery. On this page, we explain how you can find mental health support from people around you, as well as from charities, organisations and medical professionals.

Unfortunately, some stem cell transplants don’t work at all, or don’t work as well as they should. On this page, we explain the options available if things don’t go as planned following your stem cell transplant and recovery.