You should not donate if you have had any surgical procedure within the last 6 months resulting in an inability to return to normal activities of daily living (e.g. routine housework, previous employment and/or driving).

Minor Surgery - for minor surgery you must wait at least 7 days before donating.

Endoscopy - you should not donate if you have had any flexible endoscopic procedure (e.g. flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, OGD) within the last 4 months.

If the examination has been carried out with a rigid endoscope (e.g. colposcopies, most arthroscopes & laproscopies) and you are well and not waiting for further tests or results, you should be able to donate.

Upcoming surgery

You should not donate if you are waiting for surgery that is likely to require transfusion or you are having surgery for any serious medical condition.