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Good morning. I know there’s a lot of information being tossed your way in preparation for your upcoming stay in Rochester. My husband and I went through the same thing. The logistics seemed a bit daunting. But it all works out. ☺️ Now, it’s our home away from home and we’re always eager to return for follow up appointments. It’s like coming home!

@gingerw brought brought up more points, such as the airing of the drapes and vacuuming again. Just make sure your husband is not in the same room when you’re doing that and that he is fully masked.
The mindset for you and your husband during transplant recovery has to be, in a word, Germaphobic. His immune system will be very compromised so he’ll need to avoid exposure to dusts, dirt, plants, soil etc.
I wanted to add, cover the sofa or wherever he’ll be sitting with a clean sheet. You don’t know who’s been on that sofa before or what illness they had.
Again, I’m not trying to overwhelm you, just getting you prepared for a little life change for a while.
When I had extended visits to the clinic, my husband would take that opportunity to spray the fabric furniture and drapes in our hotel apartment with Lysol spray.
I’m sure others will add some ideas here for you too. Just jot them down.
You’ll be getting guidance from his transplant team as well. In the meantime, I found a very comprehensive post-transplant guideline from another reputable clinic.

https://www.mskcc.org/pdf/cancer-care/patient-education/leaving-hospital-after-your-allogeneic-transplant

These are very similar to my Mayo guideline pamphlet so this will give you a heads up.
How’s your husband feeling about all of this?

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He has a positive attitude, which is great. I checked with property manager about the drapes and they said they would replace all with blinds. Best. Landlord. Ever!
My husband just had a splenectomy Friday to prepare for BMT. He’s up walking a bit yesterday and working on getting pain under control. They figure a 6 week recovery period pre BMT. While he is recovering in the hospital, I’ve been able to walk around the area to get my bearings. Very nice community.