Oh gosh, this is a bump in the road you weren’t expecting. Hopefully it doesn’t interfere with his SC transplant. He’s anticipating an auto-transplant using his own cells so that may pose less of a risk because he won’t be dealing with any rejection issues. But I do know some of the pre-transplant tests have to do with the heart’s ability to meet the rigors of the transplant and pre-conditioning, which is a round of chemotherapy. I’m glad to hear he’s doing well with his VRD treatment. Unfortunately, exhaustion is part of that equation.

Let’s see if some other members will have some input of having stents prior to a transplant. I’m sure you and your parents are so anxious and want to get transplant underway! Hopefully you hear back from his doctors soon with news that it will all go along as planned. Keep me posted, ok?

I don’t know if this is any help but I was born with a rare defective heart. I also have MCUS with a precancerous condition, which is progressing into a Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. After 3 heart attacks triggered by the defect, I received a stent in my left Atrial Chamber. My problem is this after talking to my Oncologist Hematologist, I could be severely impacted on what treatments could be administered to me once the cancer fully develops. She was honest with me and said any treatment she might give me could kill me. What she did say was that any procedure done on the heart is very hard on it. My only opinion is do nothing and let the cancer kill me or use the safest treatment she can use and hope it doesn’t kill me. I guess my strong will to live will make the final decision. I hope all goes well and he survived the procedure. Good luck, @becky1024

Good morning, @hopefuldaughter How is your father progressing with his heart issue? Will he be able to follow through with the stem cell transplant?