Actually my husband had both auto stem cell transplants at Mayo, and they were outpatient. We stayed in long term housing and he came home and went back to the clinic every day for infusions.
He did spend 5 days in the hospital with his first at about day post 10. Because he just needed all of his medicines IV. This is pretty predictable for them since they do about 250 a year on that floor. The second one was a little harder and he went in to the hospital a little earlier, and stayed a little longer.
We didn’t feel totally on our own, we could call the floor day or night and get help or answers. They also sent me as the caregiver through classes to learn a ton of information and feel pretty confident before we started.
When is he supposed to start? Are you planning to stay close or do you live close to UCD?