How long goes it take a donor to “retrieve” stem cells to donate?
Four to 7 days if GCSF is used; a bone marrow harvest is done inone day: https://news.cancerconnect.com/treatment-care/u...
Ceil, I was diagnosed with WM in the fall of 2018. My initial treatment was 6 infusions of Rituximab and Bendamustine. This shrunk my tumor considerably and brought my blood numbers back into line. In… read more
My husband who has ( but yet the specialists are still not sure that his diagnosis is accurate) aggressive B cell non Hodgkin stage 4 is most likely going to have this Allo Stem cell transplant. He has a second opinion this coming Monday at UCLA who is a forerunner in transplants. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone out there has gone through this and can offer your insight. Our 38 year old son if a match will be his donor.
How did your transplant go, I hope well and you are thriving and feeling good. I haven’t been on this site much as my husband’s 2 nd opinion felt that an Allo stem cell transplant would not be… read more
I had my stem cel transplant March 28 2023. It took two and a half weeks just to prep for it. Then I spent 21 days in the hospital. My oncology doctor has been very pleased with my blood results. I am… read more
From Dr. Google
A stem cell transplant uses stem cells from your bloodstream, or a donor's bloodstream. This is also called a peripheral blood stem cell transplant. A bone marrow transplant uses stem… read more
Last June I was diagnosed with Diffused Large B Cell Lymphoma transformed from CLL. I had discomfort in my right pelvic area when walking and minor swelling. A PET scan confirmed DLBCL. A genetic… read more
I have September 7 2023. So far so good! Praise God!
I was also very scared. it really was ok. had to give myself shots to boost my stem cells. the machine that took stem cells out of me wasn’t bad at all. getting the cells back was like getting a… read more
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