Hi @mentallyill, I hope you’ll be able to clarify this for me a little more. Did you mean you were diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia and will require a bone marrow transplant?

Aplastic Anemia is a condition where your bone marrow stops producing enough new blood cells. Treatments for aplastic anemia, which will depend on the severity of your condition and your age, might include observation, blood transfusions, medications, or a bone marrow transplant.
This is what Mayo Clinic has to say about aplastic anemia, how it’s diagnosed and treated: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/aplastic-anemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355015

There’s a really encouraging blog article on our Mayo Clinic site with a mother of seven who had Aplastic Anemia and underwent a transplant which has corrected her condition. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/hematology/newsfeed-post/bone-marrow-transplant-is-answer-for-mom-of-seven-battling-aplastic-anemia-1/

I’ve also had a bone marrow transplant and now in remission from Acute Myeloid Leukemia. It is a difficult journey but well worth the second chance at life.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/about-connect/newsfeed-post/mayo-clinic-connect-brings-together-2-women-with-leukemia-46-years-apart/

Being newly diagnosed, have you received any treatments so far? What has your hematologist discussed with you?

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