Question 1

what is the cost of bone marrow transplantation for thalassemia?

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Not sure: Cost vary for bone marrow transplantation, depending on the number of hospital days, number of ICU (intensive care unit) days, complications, rejection events, infections, etc... The bone marrow transplant team at each transplant center can give details of costs. A rough estimate would be a quarter million dollars or more.

Question 2

what is the success rate of bone marrow transplantation for thalassemia?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The bone marrow transplant team at each transplant center can give details of how many of their transplants "take" and how many are "rejected" after transplantation. The numbers may be different for stem cells from umbilical cord blood compared to stem cells from donor bone marrow. The better the match between donor and patient, the less likely a rejection will occur.

Question 3

how long does it take to become transfusion independent after the bone marrow transplantation for thalassemia?

Accepted Answer

About 1-3 months: The seattle cancer care alliance site has information on bone marrow transplants: www.Seattlecca.Org   the time after transplant is the "engraftment" period (1.5-4 wk) when doctors watch for the transplant to "take" and grow inside the patient. After engraftment, there is a 3 month recovery period when the patient lives near the hospital and is monitored for growth of his new bone marrow.

Question 4

how long must the child stay in hospital after the bone marrow transplantation for thalassemia?

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Varies a lot: The hospitalization duration for a bone marrow transplant varies a lot, depending on the type of complications, such as infections and graft vs. Host reactions, one has after the transplant. A rough estimate is 6-12 weeks. Sometimes, problems occur after leaving discharge, and a patient has to go right back into the hospital.

Question 5

is thalassemia major curable by anything other than bone marrow transplant?

Accepted Answer

No: There are treatments to prevent some of the complications of thalassemia but the only curative approach is a bone marrow or stem cell transplant.

Question 6

my 9yrs old son suffering from thalassemia pl suggest cheap and best bone marrow transplantation centre?

Accepted Answer

Hmmm...: Your request raises several questions. I assume your child has beta-thal major; that is the only thal diagnosis where a bmt might be appropriate therapy for a 9 year old. Why a "cheap" place? Bmt is a serious procedure, and is not one to consider trying to pay for yourself. If this is medically indicated go to a good program like seattle and have them help you figure out how to pay for it!

Question 7

what are the side effects of bone marrow transplantation tor thalassemia?

Accepted Answer

Many possible: Possible side effects from a bone marrow transplant include:  rejection of the donor marrow, graft vs. Host disease (donor cells attack the recipient), infections (bacterial, viral, fungal, etc...), mouth sores, stomach ulcers, diarrhea, liver disease, seizures, nerve pain, lung inflammation, hormonal deficiencies, osteoporosis, future cancers, etc...

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

can you die from a bone marrow transplant?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but unlikely: The bone marrow transplant procedure requires that your own diseased bone marrow be totally wiped out. Then when implanted bone marrow cells enter the body they will find a clean space to take up residence. Between removing old marrow and getting tranplant to grow a patient is at risk for severe, possibly fatal infections. This happens rarely.

Question 10

what is involved in a bone marrow transplant?

Accepted Answer

Transplant: Now a days it is actually called stem cell transplant. It involves stem cell collection, followed by high dose chemotherapy to wipe bone marrow and then infusion of collected stem cells and then recovery of bone marrow.

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