Stem Cell Transplant (SCT)

Hi Everyone, The stem cell Transplant is starting this week. My tentative schedule is Friday I go UCLA for Chemo treatment about 6 hours, then steroids for 10 days to develop stem cells. The stem cell grow in the bone marrow and usually stay there but with the steroids they grow faster and are pushed into the blood. day 11 to 14 they collect the stem cells. Nov 17 I go into the hospital for two days of chemo and then reintroduction of the stem cells and then recovery. The process takes 10 to 14 days in the hospital. My body will be going thru a major ordeal and will be very week after the process is completed. The information I read indicated that most people are 50% of the normal strength after a year. So pray that I'm not normal and that I can recover quicker. Thanks so much for praying. I'll try to update the site even when I'm in the hospital.