Hi @ajdmyers I wanted to officially welcome you to Mayo Connect! Thank you for popping into the conversation and being a morale booster for @chrissyade19. It's members like you who have walked the walk, that can make such a difference in the lives of anyone just entering the stem cell transplant journey.

You're still a newbie with your BMT, having gotten your 2nd chance at life in January 2026. I hope you'll become a regular in our BMT support group. My BMT was 7 years ago at Mayo Rochester so it's always fun to have fellow BMT alum join in. There so many discussions where your recent experiences can be helpful, from long term lodging, to how you recovery has been...

If you'd like to share more of your journey with us, you can start a new post or join many of us here in this discussion I started several years ago.
My bone marrow transplant story. Will you share yours?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/my-bone-marrow-transplant-bmt-story-will-you-share-yours/
Another fun discussion is this one where we're encouraging patients with any type of transplant to post a memory or photo that wouldn't be possible without the transplant!
Snapshots of hope: Life on the other side of transplant https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/snapshots-of-hope-life-on-the-other-side-of-transplant/

If you don't mind sharing more about yourself what brought you to needed a BMT?