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Tim,
If your ATG experience turns out to be like my wife's ATG experience then you won't be in pain but you'll be very easily fatigued, so your wife will have to do more than her share of keeping up with the kids and the household. But patient experiences vary widely so it's hard to say. You'll know very soon!
You may gradually return to normal health and not have to think about the BMT option at all, and I hope that's the case. But I wouldn't be surprised if they want to test your siblings so you know if you have a match, just in case.
I'm puzzled why they recommended a transplant so quickly. ATG is almost always the first treatment approach. May I ask your age?
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