A bone marrow transplant involves taking healthy stem cells from the bone marrow of one person and transferring them to the bone marrow of another person.
A bone marrow transplant has five stages:
- Physical examination: This is to assess your general level of health
- Harvesting: The process of obtaining stem cells to be used in the transplant
- Conditioning: Preparing your body for the transplant
- Transplanting the stem cells
- Recovery period: During which you’ll be monitored for any complications or side effects.
Patients can be in the hospital for approximately 6-8 weeks, on occasions longer. Patients are kept in isolation during this period to minimise risk of infection. This is a national service for all donor transplants (siblings and volunteer unrelated donors).
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