I’m really feeling liberated from that pill box and don’t miss it at all! 😉

With a solid organ transplant the body will always see the new organ as an invader. So an organ transplant patient will require an immunosuppressant, which is an anti-rejection drug, for a lifetime.
With a bone marrow transplant it’s the new stem cells ( new immune system) which need to be kept suppressed because they will see the body as an enemy, wanting to launch a huge attack. Graft Vs Host Disease is a serious side effect of stem cell transplants. At some point, months or years out, with luck, the new immune system eventually recognizes the body and an amicable accord is struck. At that point we no longer need immuno suppressants!! Yay! I finally reached that point…knock on wood!! ☺️