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Before
agreeing to a transplant, you may want to ask your doctor the following
questions:
- Is a transplant the best option for me? Why? Are there
other options I should consider?
- What type of stem cell transplant will I have? Why?
- What is the chance of finding a good match?
- What are the chances that the transplant will work?
- Is stem cell transplant considered experimental for my
disease? Why?
- What type of conditioning treatment will I need?
- What is the estimated cost?
- What costs, if any, will be covered by my insurance? How
much will I have to pay?
- What side effects might I expect? How bad will they be? How
long will they last?
- Will I be able to have children after the transplant? What
options do I have if I do want to have children later?
- What types of medicine or self-care will be used to control
the side effects?
- Will I be able to have visitors?
- When will I be able to return to work?
- What type of follow-up will be needed after I am
discharged? How often?
- What are the chances that my cancer will come back after
treatment?
Last Medical Review: 05/27/2009
Last Revised: 05/27/2009
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