An autologous stem cell transplant is different from an allogeneic stem cell transplant which uses stem cells from a matching donor.
Recovery time after autologous stem cell transplant.
Lymphocyte subset recovery and outcome after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for plasma cell myeloma.
The time it takes to recover after a transplant varies.
Recovering after high dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant using your own stem cells autologous transplant can take time.
Understanding your autologous stem cell transplant.
The cells in your mouth stomach intestine hair and muscles will all regrow.
The time after your transplant is a time of cell recovery and growth.
Another method of autologous stem cell transplant is an autologous bone marrow transplant.
The transplant process was a very physically and psychologically challenging.
This requires calories and energy.
Biol blood marrow transplant.
When you have an autologous stem cell transplant your stem cells are harvested collected from your body and frozen.
Although this can feel like a setback it is a normal part of the recovery process.
You will need regular follow up appointments after your transplant.
It s common for a patient to be re admitted to the hospital for a short period of time during the first year after transplant.
In an autologous transplant stem cells are collected from the patient themselves harvested frozen and stored then infused back into the patient after intensive therapy.
It usually takes about 3 months but it s also normal to take more or less time.
An autologous stem cell transplant asct is one that uses healthy hemopoietic stem cells those that form the blood cells from a person s own body instead of taking stem cells from a donor to replace diseased bone marrow or bone marrow damaged by cancer treatment.
Hundred days after the transplant are crucial for those who have had a stem cell transplant.
They may undergo various tests to determine the status of the disease and its response to treatment.
Follow up treatment and care.
Recovery depends on the person s physical condition before the transplant and the side effects they experienced.
My experience undergoing a stem cell transplant i recently completed an autologous stem cell transplant at new york presbyterian hospital under the supervision of dr.
If you had an autologous transplant using your own cells your follow up at the outpatient clinic will be shorter.
My autologous stem cell transplant recovery after my autologous stem cell transplant i returned to md anderson every other day to track my blood count.
Autologous stem cell transplant recovery.
Tomer mark an assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology oncology.
Epub 2014 mar 13.
After four or five days i felt really tired.
With a bone marrow transplant the stem cells are taken from the bone marrow.
Recovery after intensive treatment.
