Hi @zellheff and I’m sorry for what you’re going through. I had an autologous SCT for non Hodgkin lymphoma and can give you some details.

Once he gets into remission, he will begin 10 days of therapy to bring his stem cells out. After day three, until he reaches the needed count, he will go for a blood test.
Harvest day usually happens 7-11 days, but varies by individual.

Once cells are harvested, he will be admitted to hospital for induction therapy. This is intensive chemo to kill off all white cells, this takes about 7 days including rest days. Then his infusion will occur and he begins the climb back up. Once his immune system has recovered enough, he can go home...usually 3-4 weeks after infusion.

At home, he will still need to recover. I would anticipate at least three months and then slow return to activity. Of course each cancer center has its own procedures and this timing assumes there are no infections or complications.

I reiterate the need to be extremely, extremely careful about infection. He will be rebuilding an immune system. Think paper towels instead of dish towels; sani-wash on dishwasher; no restaurant or deli foods; no one with sniffles or skin infections in the home; hyper cleaning with bleach, and so on. Avoiding infection is key to success. Best of luck to your son.