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thanks for the reply sbk007. I'm am blazing new ground with the chemo combo I am on. In reading about the MCV, the red blood cells that I am producing are too large which is causing anemia. But, I have not had any major problems yet. My fear is that I will need a bone marrow transplant; in fact my doctor said so much. However, she supports me while on this regiment, but only under close monitoring. If things start to go south, and my doc, folks on this board and myself agree that I am a ways out from this, my fear is that my bone marrow will be too damaged to produce normal blood cells. If I need the needle, I have seen this done and it looks beyond pain that I could endure, awake anyways. How is the process performed? Do they grab stem cells from within an undamaged area and inject into an area of large growth? Do you need a donor match? How have other folks on this board done it? What are my range of options? Thank you sbk007 and all for feedback of any kind.
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