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Old Sat Apr 26, 2014, 10:07 AM
Scootin102 Scootin102 is offline
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Question about donor match

Our son has a donor and we are beyond excited, humbled, and petrified. His BMT will take place in May at a bone marrow transplant unit with an excellent reputation. We'll move forward with great confidence in the staff of this hospital, but I have a question. The transplant coordinator told us this week that she can't tell us the level that the donor matches our son (10/10?) because of privacy laws. Is this standard?
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Old Sat Apr 26, 2014, 03:12 PM
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That's garbage... Tell your Transplant DOCTOR, that you demand to know the HLA match level...
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Old Sat Apr 26, 2014, 07:55 PM
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They can't tell you the name for a year or two but they can certainly tell you the level of match. The person talking to you gave you bad information.
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Old Sat Apr 26, 2014, 08:38 PM
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They can tell you the match, the blood type, their CMV/HSV/HPV/EBV, and many other prior infection statuses as well. I think you were given poor information and should ask the doctor directly about the donor information.
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Old Sun Apr 27, 2014, 03:37 PM
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Thanks, everyone--this is very helpful and I will encourage my son to get this information. I appreciate the advice!
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Old Sun Apr 27, 2014, 06:17 PM
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I was told it was European male, 10/10 match & his blood type.
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Old Mon Apr 28, 2014, 12:05 AM
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Vickij, Looks like a great match. The other thing you might want to ask is if the donor and your son are CMV positive or CMV negative.

Best of luck with his transplant.
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