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My Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT/SCT) story: Will you share yours?
Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: 2 hours ago | Replies (578)Comment receiving replies
My last chemo treatment ended April 16th, 2019. My transplant was June 28, 2019 with a bone marrow biopsy May 15th and another one the week before transplant to make sure I was in remission. So just a little over 2 months from last chemo to the transplant.
Because you’re not waiting for a donor, yours could be sooner. You’d need to be at Mayo to start cell harvesting but I think you can do that a week or 2 ahead and then go right into transplant. That will be something to discuss with your team when you get to that point. Were you given a time frame?
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That sounds great. I was worried it might be many months. Although know all depends on getting back to remission! I am so depending on Revlimid! It was 5 months originally so with any luck July or August. I lost an entire year! I said to my husband maybe he and my son could perhaps go and canoe at Boundary Waters for a week while I am there. Remember seeing the petroglyphs there. Always meant to go back and we still have our canoe. I would hopefully be in isolation so they can just enjoy some of the time outdoors. Not sure if as easy as back then but good weather in late summer! I will be so afraid to see the numbers next month!!! The first time it was contained mostly in the bone marrow and now it is in several places. Not sure if harder to eradicate. Hope not! The faster the better!!! I was not so stressed the first time and was fine as it slowly dropped. Guess I am hoping for a bit more but perhaps should give it a few months at least!!!