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Old Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:13 PM
dfantle dfantle is offline
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Caregiver Needs with ATG Treatment

Hello, I will be receiving horse ATG likely next week thru Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) which is part of Fred Hutch. I'm told I'll be in the hospital for likely 1-2 weeks, including the 4 infusion days.

Wondering what the typical caregiver needs are following release from the hospital. When I had my autologous stem cell transplant 1 year ago today, we were told I needed a caregiver 24/7 for 3-4 weeks following the transplant and this was definitely true for the first 3 weeks.

My husband is wondering how much time he'll likely need to be away from work for the ATG.

Any other tips would also be much appreciated.

Thank you,
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Age 54; DX Heavy Chain (AH) Amyloidosis 6/10; AutoSCT 3/11; Amyloidosis remission 6/11; DX SAA 7/11; Horse ATG 3/12; Mini MUD SCT 1/13; Recovered from SAA 5/13 & feeling great
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