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how long after bone marrow transplant does a patient stay in the hospital
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Keith Stockerl-Goldstein answered
29 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Depends: It depends on things such as the type of transplant (autologous with the patient's own cells or allogeneic with a donor's cells), chemotherapy regimen ... Read More
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A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Ginsberg answered
36 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Varies alot: It depends upon engraftment (when the blood count rises enough to be safe) and on complications. Usually no less than about 3 weeks.
A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aasim Sehbai answered
23 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Hospital stay : Allo transplant 3-4 weeks; auto transplant 1 week on an average.
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stephen Noga answered
33 years experience Medical Oncology
This varies: With many of the peripheral blood stem cell transplants, some programs do the whole procedure as an outpatient, keeping the patient close to the cente ... Read More
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Flechner answered
45 years experience Urology
Speak with Team: You really need to speak directly with the team doing your bone marrow transplant for their advice and recommendations.
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Romeo Mandanas answered
37 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Not Necessarily: Following autologous bone marrow/stem cell transplantation, no immunosuppressive drugs are prescribed because there is no risk of graft-versus-host di ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Edward Gold answered
43 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes: Bone marrow transplantation is often used as therapy for patients who are unresponsive to standard therapy.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Edward Gold answered
43 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes: Bone marrow transplants have been used to treat refractory lymphoma with some degree of success.
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Leander Po answered
17 years experience Infectious Disease
Adjust immune meds: We don't have much options when it comes to bk virus - it doesn't cause much robles except when it comes to transplants. The simplest solution most te ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Scott Diede answered
28 years experience Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Intense regimen...: Typically bone marrow transplants completely destroy (ablate) your marrow, usually using a combination of intense chemo and radiation. The new marrow ... Read More
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