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What's involved in a Bone Marrow Transplant
Hi everyone!
My husband was diagnosed 3 months ago with MDS and Acute Lukemia that developed from a prior blood disorder Thrombocytosis so we are both new to everything involved with these diseases and treatments. He has had two cycles of Vidaza and has done fairly well with that so far, a little fatigue and joint achiness and has had some very slight improvement with his blood counts. We did meet for the first time two weeks ago with a Bone Marrow Transplant doctor at the Cleveland Clinic and they took blood to do the DNA testing and are supposed to call us in a few weeks to see if we want to go ahead with a search for a donor. My question is outside of what his Doctor is explaning to us can anyone who has gone through this share some information, experiences good or bad? We left the Cleveland Clinic with our heads spinning from a 55 minute dissertation from the doctor and a "manual" a couple of inches thick to read through.
Any information would be extremely helpful.
Thanks,
Michelle
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