[Cam]

Tammy,
I had a stem cell transplant. Are you looking at using your own cells or someone elses? I was out of the hospital after 23 days post transplant but that was a record for the Mayo for a Alo transplant... They told me that I would not be out for another week at the earliest.. It all depends on how your body repsonds.. But they have called me the enigma from the start. But if you do it I think it really helps to go in with a plan and stick it out. Eat your calories no matter how sick you are, get out of bed everyday (no matter how bad you feel), take lots of positive things to the hospital, have lots of positive people come help keep your spirits up... I ate Ben and Jerrys Ice cream for a week straight. I had mouth and throat sores and it was cold, and each pint was 1600 calories. Do whatever you can to stay off the nutrient IV, they told me that would make me stay longer... Just some ideas that helped me along. I am 64 days post transplant now, I still have my ups and down but I am ok. I walk/jog 3.5 miles a day and most days are good... Another question to ask your doctor is how will postponing it affect you. You need to be as healthy as possible when you start this fight, and it is a fight you can and will win. I was still walking/jogging 3 miles a day the day before I went in for my BMT. So keep that in mind too.