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It's a somewhat arbitrary number, like day 100 of kindergarten :-). However, statistically speaking, doctors are able to predict typical recovery timelines based on observations of patients over time. For example, post transplant complications are statistically less frequent after the first 100 days. My doctors actually mark day 60 as the milestone. Also, graft versus host disease (GvHD) occurring in the first 100 days is generally acute, while anything after is usually chronic. The two varieties of GvHD involve different subsets of immune cells. Congratulations on day 100!
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Karen, age 62, dx MDS RAEB-2 1/8/10: pancytopenia WBC 2.7k/Hgb 7.4/Hct 22.1/Plt 19k; complex cytogenetics -3,del(5)(q14q33),-6,+8,+mar,17% blasts. MUD BMT Johns Hopkins 11/30/10. Dx tongue cancer 8/31/12. ok now. blog mausmarrow.com
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