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Faced with decision to have Bone Marrow Transplant or not
Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Jun 13 9:35am | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
Thank you soóo much. You are saving me a lot of sleep. I worry that it will be asking a lot of my family, who are more than willing to step up. I am 75, but Dr says I am more like 60. I have been relatively unaffected by the rounds of shots and pills. ( Darzalex pro, Velcade, Lenalidide, and Dex. I am so glad you are there. Thank you,thank you. You are correct about online searching. So much better with you
Ray
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Good morning, Ray. Looking at meds you’ve listed, I’m thinking that you have Multiple Myeloma? If that’s the case then the type of transplant you’ll most likely be discussing with your doctor tomorrow is an Autologous, or Auto-transplant. This means you’d be using your own stem cells. This type of transplant has an easier recovery time and no potential complications from a reaction of donor cells, (gvhd) because you’ll be using your own.
So, let me know what you find out tomorrow. We have quite a few members who have had auto transplants and I’ll be happy to connect you with them and their stories! You’ll feel a lot better about this entire upcoming adventure! ☺️
In the meantime, you’ll learn more during your visit with the transplant doctor tomorrow. There’s a lot of information at those first meetings so it can be helpful if someone can go with you for a 2nd set of ears. Afterwards, I’ll be here for you, as well as the other members in our SCT group, to clarify information and help you through this. ☺️
It sounds like you have a great support group with your family. Team Ray! 😉 Don’t hesitate to tap into their help! How many years have you been helping them??? Now it’s payback time!