Bone marrow transplant

[Joyce Armes]

My husband is facing a decision to have a bone marrow transplant. He is 62 years old diagnosed 2 years ago. Has had 20 units of blood last week we discovered he had developed an antibody. I have followed two cases previously one being a close friend who developed graft verses host disease and lived 2 years in and out of the hospital. I don’t know how to advise my husband. No siblings that can donate hone marrow. Just need advise from someone who has been in this situation.

[mdsfound]

Dear Joyce, I know this is a difficult situation for you and I would recommend that you take your husband to one of our Centers of Excellence in MDS for a second opinion. Following is a link to our Centers of Excellence worldwide https://www.mds-foundation.org/mds-centeres-of-excellence/. Your husband should be very carefully assessed before undergoing any treatment especially since a bone marrow transplant is not a benign treatment. Our MDS Center of Excellence will do a benefits versus risk analysis for your husband.

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