Greg,
I had 2 cycles pre-transplant and 6 post. My pattern was that I would be fine for the first 2 weeks, and at about day 13-16 I would see my WBC and platelets crash with minimal impact on RbC/HGB. I would get really tired for a couple of days, and then recovery started. Overall, it was extremely tolerable. The constipation thing was not a big deal for me, and for the post-transplant I was on about 200mg of oxycontin for part of the time, so i was really testing my body's limits for drug-induced bowel issues. I did tend to eat a lot of the clementine oranges and cooked dark greens during this time though.
Good luck with the treatment. May it be effective and easy.
Dan
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MDS RCMD w/grade 2-3 fibrosis. Allo-MUD Feb 26, 2014. Relapsed August 2014. Free and clear of MDS since November 2014 after treatment with Vidaza and Rituxan. Experiencing autoimmune attack on CNS thought to be GVHD, some gut, skin and ocular cGVHD. Neuropathy over 80% of body.
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