Heather,
BMT was a very difficult choice for me. I shared my thoughts in my
Story of Hope at http://aamds.org/patient-chronicles/karen-woys. Please feel free to contact me if you have more questions. I'm now 2-1/2 years post transplant and have no regrets. My husband and I have shared our journey in a blog, linked in my signature.
I've been extremely fortunate in my recovery and have found that the anticipatory fears were much greater than the actuality. It is a very personal choice, however.
Karen
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Karen, age 62, dx MDS RAEB-2 1/8/10: pancytopenia WBC 2.7k/Hgb 7.4/Hct 22.1/Plt 19k; complex cytogenetics -3,del(5)(q14q33),-6,+8,+mar,17% blasts. MUD BMT Johns Hopkins 11/30/10. Dx tongue cancer 8/31/12. ok now. blog
mausmarrow.com