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Want to talk about Multiple Myeloma: Anyone else?

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@agent007

Hi all, I was diagnosed with MM back in March this year. After 5 months if immunotherapy, my MM which is stage 3 kappa light chain is under control with almost normal test result. Next step is to go thru stem cell transplant end of October. Anyone can share their experience with stem cell transplant while going thru it and how successful it has been since dine please.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Sep 9, 2022

Hi @agent007 (love the name and I’m sure there’s a story!)
It’s very good news that you’re responding so well to the MM treatments. Getting to a normal test result shows a reduction in the defective cells and now you’re ready for your Stem Cell Transplant.
Most often for Multiple Myeloma, you’re able to use your own stem cells in what’s called an Autologous transplant. So they want your blood as free from defective cells as possible before harvesting your stem cells, which will then be transferred back to you once you’ve gone through Conditioning.
For most MM patients, conditioning is 1 or 2 doses of chemotherapy which will clear out your bone marrow to make a squeaky clean environment for the return of your stem cells, giving you a fresh start.

One member just recently had an autologous transplant with great results. He just posted this reply to me yesterday. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/746563/

While he didn’t have MM, the procedure is basically the same and the outcome is the goal. Let me introduce you to @capthondo

Where are you having the transplant done? What specifically would you like to know?

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