My donor search is being transferred from University of Maryland to Johns Hopkins and then it's a matter of continuing with my Vidaza treatments and waiting for a matched unrelated donor. All of my doctors think I will not have trouble finding a good match since there are more than 70 potentials. I'm not sure yet what particular conditioning regimen will be used but will keep this thread updated when I know more. I'm considering their Outpatient Transplant Program if my insurance will approve:
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/trans...e_marrow/#team
I slept great last night after finally making this decision that has haunted us for so many months.
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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
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