[sofluoglu]

Hi,

I have been following the forums here for several months. It has been very useful for me to learn about others' experiences first hand. I am grateful for this opportunity.

We live in Istanbul, Turkey. My son who is 14 years old had an allo-BMT from her sister on February 4th due to being AML. He had GVHD mainly in skin and liver. He seems to be recovering slowly from that. Due to having Gvhd he has nutritional restrictions in content and preparation methods. I am worried whether he gets all the vitamins and minerals he needs. He has also lost about 20 pounds since the transplant despite having a good apetite. We began to get dietitian support with that.

Introducing multivitamin support would be an option to deal with vitamin deficiencies. Our doctor does not put much importance on this issue. I think it is a more delicate matter than it sounds. I don't want any extra strain on his body, yet I want him to gain strength.

Any recommendations and insights will be much appreciated.

Salih Ofluoglu