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Suitability for a transplant depends on many factors, including age, overall health condition, the state of your MDS, the presence of other diseases or conditions, availability of a stem cell donor, how good the donor match is, your previous and current treatments and how successful they were/are. It takes a lot of expertise to make a recommendation based on so many factors and the risk/benefit tradeoff between a undergoing a stem cell transplant and continuing other treatment. Rather than tell you flat-out yes or no, the transplant doctors may explain these tradeoffs and gauge your own feelings about the choice.
Do you know who the donor would be?
Your PKD is certainly a complication they need to consider. Their primary concern regarding the PKD may be susceptibility to infection (if that's been the case for you) and the risk of an infection spreading to your kidneys while you are neutropenic. I would think that was also a consideration in having put you on Vidaza.
You've told us in your previous posts that you probably had MDS for years before it was diagnosed, that Vidaza hasn't lost its effectiveness for you, that you're under 50, that you were a swimmer (do you still get to swim or stay active?), and that you have a positive attitude and want to keep enjoying your granddaughter. All of this may affect the choices you have to make and the advice you get.
Please let us know what the doctors tell you at your appointment.
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