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Originally Posted by stayinghopeful
Doctor also briefly spoke to us about transplant. He said that the siblings will be tested first and if there is no match, they will look within the database. if still no match, he said we should visit a hospital that work with cord blood. What are your thoughts about that?
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Stayinghopeful,
That's the right plan: siblings first (will you have the results soon?), database search for a match next, with cord blood as a backup plan. Cord blood units don't have as many cells as collection from an adult donor would produce, but they now know how to use multiple cord blood units for a transplant.
The MDS RAEB-2 classification makes sense too, since your father is under 20% blasts.
I'm glad your father feels OK at the moment. Even with the expert care he's getting I know this is very hard for you and your family. Your user name is your mission: staying hopeful as you wait for new information.