Hi @william1970. You’ve come to the right place to get your questions answered. As @hopeful33250 mentioned, I also had a bone marrow transplant that required me to stay in Rochester from June into October. You’re in great hands with the transplant team and hematology department at Mayo Rochester. They became my new family. My husband and I feel like Rochester/Mayo is a home away from home. 4+ years later, I feel like nothing ever happened and my team still has followup appts with me.

I’m away from my computer for the day but I have a lot of information for you along with other members in our forum who have had long term stays at Mayo for bone marrow, other transplants or medical procedures.

I’d like to introduce you to a few of the Allogenic Stem Cell transplant members. Please meet, @alive @edb1123 @kt2013 @jenmkr63 and @timt347 We’re all at various post transplant years from 10 years down to 3. We’re all here to answer any questions you might have.

We can give you information on where to stay, what you might expect with the transplant and ways to keep safe from illness and infection. You’ll also be having quite a few informational sessions while at the clinic. The transplant team does an exceptional job in preparing you for this second chance at life and also will do everything they can to keep you safe and healthy.

Besides finding lodging, are there any specific questions you might have? If you don’t mind my asking, what type of blood cancer do you have?