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Recovery after Stem Cell Transplant?
Recovery after stem cell transplant? This is one of the most common questions on online MM groups. The challenge MMers face is that like MM itself, there is a one-size-fits-all therapy plan and a one-size-fits-all all answer to this question.
As we know, MM has stages- 1,2 and 3. Within those stages are many health challenges from:
- kidney damage-
- bone damage-
- to myelosuppression-
My point is that recovering from aggressive, high-dose chemotherapy means that if you’ve been diagnosed with kidney, bone or blood damage, you will have to heal this damage.
The article and video linked below discuss only short-term side effects of ASCT. The long-term and late-stage side effects can be far more serious.
Recovering from a stem cell transplant
If you are a MM patient considering an autologous stem cell transplant, please understand that, in my experience, oncologists focus on your treatment and know little about your possible treatment-related side effects.
Email me at David.PeopleBeatingCancer@gmail.com to learn more about short-term, long-term, and late-stage side effects and how to treat them.
David Emerson
- MM Survivor
- MM Cancer Coach
- Director PeopleBeatingCancer
Recovery after a stem cell transplant
A stem cell transplant 
is also called intensive treatment. It allows you to have high doses of chemotherapy to kill the myeloma cells. The chemotherapy also damages the normal bone marrow cells.
After the chemotherapy, you have new stem cells into your bloodstream through a drip. For myeloma, you usually have a transplant using your own stem cells. This is called an autologous transplant or auto transplant. The cells find their way back to your bone marrow. Your body then starts making blood cells again and your bone marrow slowly recovers.
It can take time to recover after this treatment. If you have been in hospital for your transplant, you might feel anxious about going home. Your nurses and doctor will help you plan for going home. And when you get home, you can contact them with any worries or questions…