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@loribmt he is getting donor cells for his BMT. They’re looking for matches now. He had an autologous stem cell transplant about 7-8 years ago for the MM. He actually did pretty well handling the procedure. It wasn’t great, but also not awful. Praying for the same with the BMT.
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Good morning, @gmacd. The allogeneic transplant your husband will have this time is a bit different than the ASCT previously for his MM. As already mentioned, he’s receiving donor cells so he won’t be going through the harvesting process. The protocol for pre-conditioning may be different for him this time. And the biggie, will be recovery time. That will be longer than the ASCT and the upcoming CAR-T therapy procedure. Those both have a recovery time of about 6 weeks initially and then several months to feel back to normal. (Just in time for his BMT).
The BMT has a little more challenging recovery time because of the introduction of foreign stem cells to the body and the addition of meds to help avoid a reaction to the cells. However, the CAR-T Therapy and the BMT can be amazing life saving procedures, often allowing some of us a gift of a 2nd chance at life.
I hope you’ll keep me updated on the timeline and progress of his procedures. Wishing him (and you) smooth sailing as he starts the CAR-T journey Jan 25th! I forgot to ask…which Mayo Campus?