Day +5 autologous transplant. Hoping to feel better soon

Welcome to Connect, @lakegirl1012 Congratulations on your Allogenic stem cell transplant…though usually there’s a story behind needing one in the first place. The first couple weeks are normally the toughest so at Day+5 you still have a few days of not feeling the warm fuzzies. But as soon as your blood numbers (especially the white blood cells) start climbing again in another few days you should begin feeling much perkier with more energy. Truly I know how impatient we get when trying to recover from the chemo and transplant itself, especially when you have a young family counting on you! But right now, mommy gets to be the focus of attention! Listen to your body and rest…this can’t be rushed. ☺️

We have a number of other members who have also been able to have transplants using their own cells. Let me introduce you to a few of them; @jiminmorris (his wife had the transplant), @countrygirlusa, @maguiregirl and @justpeachy who had her transplant this past year and shared her story with us here:

My Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Journey – Mayo, Phoenix https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/my-autologous-stem-cell-transplant-journey-mayo-phoenix

May I ask what led you to requiring the transplant? How are your husband and kids doing through all of this???

I was diagnosed with MGUS in 2018. I had labs fun every 6 months to monitor it. I was told I had a 0.001 chance of progression. In June of this year I was diagnosed with active multiple myeloma.
My husband is amazing, we love that I can do the procedure out patient at Mayo. My kids are 6, 4, and, 1.

That’s a lot to go through with little munchkins around so having a strong support system is vital. Sounds like you have that for sure! Sending an “air hug’ for your husband because he is awesome!! My husband was my caregiver for an allo-transplant and I gave him a run for his money. LOL. So with 3 little kids, your husband has taken on quite the mission. ☺️

I agree, the outpatient transplant procedure at Mayo is outstanding. Gets you out of the hospital setting immediately and into an environment where you feel ‘at home’ even if it’s a hotel, condo, etc. It allows you to be up and moving around, getting things from the refrigerator on your own and trying to regain some normalcy. Personally, I felt that I recovered much faster by being in my home away from home instead of trying to recoup in a hospital room.
And if you do have any issues, don’t hesitate to contact the nurses in Station 9-4. You get immediate responses and/or admission to the floor if needed. ☺️

I’d love to follow you along so keep me posted with your recovery, ok?

I’ve had 2 auto transplants, and I was as sick as I could possibly be, but the upturn was so encouraging! I’m now 9 years out from the 2nd transplant and feeling good & mm nowhere to be found!