Question 1

i've get through bone marrow transplant about 1 and a half year ago. but why my body still get sick easily and my immune system getting  worst?

Accepted Answer

Bone marrow: It is a tough procedure to receive.  Your body is still recovering from all therapy you received in the past. Perhaps your WBC are still low too- that makes you prone to have infection. If you had an allogeneic transplant and are taking medication for gvhd for instance- that can also affect your white blood cell and makes you immunocompromised. I recommend you to f/u with your transplant team.

Question 2

what is the percentage of people who live cancer free 5-10 years after a bone marrow transplant?

Accepted Answer

Depends: This is dependent on the reason for the transplant.  Transplants for some diseases are highly successful while transplants for refractory cancers like leukemia have a low success rate.  
Please ask this question again with more specific information about the disease.

Question 3

could it happen such that a bone marrow transplant save a terminally ill lymphoma patient?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Bone marrow transplants have been used to treat refractory lymphoma with some degree of success.

Question 4

is it ok for a boy who had a bone marrow transplant jan 2017 and who is still having infusions once a month to be at bday party public place eg: pools?

Accepted Answer

Best ask his docs: Without a full understanding of what his history, diagnosis, treatment and current status it's a bit much to expect a recommendation on his daily risk/needs. This is a question best directed to the treatment team that knows him well.

Question 5

is it possible for a bone marrow transplant save a terminally ill lymphoma patient?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Bone marrow transplantation is often used as therapy for patients who are unresponsive to standard therapy.

Question 6

what is the survival rate of a 73  year old who is done of  chemotherapy for 7 days and he is going to have a bone marrow transplant?

Accepted Answer

Need more informatio: We need to know the  Diagnosis(what condition does this patient have? Is it multiple multiple Myeloma or some other blood disorder. Further there are 2 different types of Bone marrow Transplants(BMT): Autologous and Allogeneic....which one is he going to have? Survival is dependent on the diagnosis as well as on the type of BMT.

Question 7

my 3 year old daughter is about 3 months out after a bone marrow transplant. she has had no gvh. her platelets dropped from her last blood test 2 weeks ago from 298,000 to 98,000 . other than a relapse could there be another cause?

Accepted Answer

: Always consider lab error.  And repeat.

Question 8

what is a bone marrow transplant?

Accepted Answer

See below: A bone marrow transplant is the replacement of blood forming elements. The transplant is actually done with peripheral blood stem cells, and infused like a blood transfusion. The need for a transplant is because the treatment for certain diseases requires high doses of chemotherapy or radiation therapy that will destroy one's marrow completely. This then requires replacement with another's marrow.

Question 9

does a bone marrow transplant hurt?

Accepted Answer

NO: Painless. It looks just like a blood transfusion. You get it through your veins.

Question 10

how painful is a bone marrow transplant?

Accepted Answer

Variable: The actual transplant which is the reinfusion of the bone marrow or stem cells is not painful.  However there can be side effects to the radiation and/or chemotherapy used to treat the patient before the stem cell infusion.  Depending on how the transplant is done those treatments can cause some unpleasant side effects including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and mouth sores among other things.

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My 3 year old daughter is about 3 months out after a bone marrow transplant. she has had no gvh. her platelets dropped from her last blood test 2 weeks ago from 298,000 to 98,000 . other than a relapse could there be another cause?

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