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
20 months ago I had autologous stem cell transplant.
For the last 6 -12 weeks I’ve been slowly degrading. Energy low. Seemingly unrelated reduced activity.
My platelets and WCBC is basically zero.
Has anyone experienced this deficiency?
What did it turn out to be?
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
It depends on the type of lymphoma and when in the disease course the transplant was performed. https://news.cancerconnect.com/non-hodgkins-lym... C
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
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
Hi All. Hope this message finds you all safe and healthy. I’m new to this and got on here to search for some advice and guidance. Your help is very appreciated.
My mother 59 yr old was diagnosed with NHL Angiominoblastic TCell Lymphoma, Stage 3/4 December 2019. She immediately started treatments (6 Rounds, Chemo) and is now currently in remission. It was a tough road but she got through it! Now her doctors are suggesting an autologous stem cell transplant and are rushing it. Anyone have the… read more
I've had autoglaus stem cell transplant. I also had R-chop, clinical drug trial and another chemo treatment. I was at stage four when diagnosed. I really believe the stem cell transplant saved my… read more
Hi all, we are getting read for an autologous bone marrow transplant for my husband's PTLD and wondered if anyone else here has been through that and what all we can expect. He's currently going through 3 cycles of Rituximab, Carboplatin, Etoposide, Ifosfamide and Mesna. His third cycle is in a week. After that how long do you wait before going into the transplant process? Wondering if it is pretty quick transition to the transplant process or is there a recovery/prep period before all of that… read more
I have September 7 2023. So far so good! Praise God!