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Stem Cell Transplant & Car T-Cell Patient Support Meeting
Wed, Jul 3, 2024
12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
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Join us on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 12pm ET, 11am CT, or 9am Arizona time (find your time zone).
This group offers support and information for Mayo Clinic patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, stem cell transplant and CAR-T cell therapy.
To register, contact Kelly Gemmill gemmill.kelly@mayo.edu
You will receive an invite one week prior to the meeting.
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I had an empierce regarding blood cancer. This meeting will be very informative to me. thank you.
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1 ReactionWhat age do they stop giving stem cell transplant?
Welcome to Connect, @rey3377 There are many deciding factors besides age which can limit a person’s ablity to undergo the lengthy process of a stem cell transplant. Each medical facility will have their own protocol to follow. At Mayo Clinic, doctors will consider selected patients over 65 years of age, depending on their overall physical health. I had my stem cell transplant at the age of 65. I’m now 70, cancer free, feeling fantastic.
I’ve personally mentored several patients who were 65 to 75 at the time of an Allogenic stem cell transplant (using donor cells) and they’re all doing very well years later. What they had in common were that none of them had any pre-existing conditions or co-morbidities which may have interfered with the process and recovery of the transplant.
Do you have a condition which is potentially requiring a stem cell transplant?
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1 ReactionYes I was diagnosed about a year ago with Myelofibrosis. I was told that a transplant would kill me. I am 75 now. I thought I was in good health when I was diagnosed.
Doctors frequently have to make difficult decisions for the best outcome of their patient’s health. They are always weighing risk vs reward. Some procedures or treatments may place a patient in a position of greater risk where the doctor may feel it isn’t the best option for them.
You might want to approach your doctor and ask for yourself; If I know the risks and are willing to accept them, would be you be willing to proceed with a transplant? Have you considered a second opinion?
No I haven't he is supposed to be one of the best around here. He also told me that if I pursued bone marrow transplant he would be finished with me.