Contents:

• Providing You with Information
• The Basics of Blood
• Cell Gallery
• Understanding Transplant Terminology
• The Learning Place

• Overview of Transplant
  • First Visit - Consultation
  • Improving Standard Therapies
  • Our B&MT Care Team
    • Staff Physicians
    • Fellow Physicians
    • Physician Assistants
    • Patient Coordinators
    • Nursing Staff
    • Social Worker
    • Dietitian
    • Pharmacist
    • Physical Therapist
    • Donor Search Coordinator
    • Activities Therapist
  Data Management
  • Providing the Very Best Effort
  Our Unit

• Sources of Stem Cells

  • Autologous - Getting your own cells
  • Allogeneic - Getting cells from someone else
    • The Stem Cell Donor
    • Finding a Matched Donor
      • Testing the Family
      • Preliminary Unrelated Donor Search
      • Confirmatory Typing of Unrelated Donors
      • Summary of the Donor Work-up Phase
    • Match Criteria for Unrelated Stem Cell Donors
    • Anonymous Stem Cell Donation
      • Who is this Wonderful Person?
      • Why are Unrelated Stem Cell Donations Anonymous?
      • Will I Have Any Contact with my Donor?
      • What Information is Screened form Correspondence?
      • What Information is Allowed?
      • Will My Donor Be Informed About My Medical Progress?
      • How Do I Contact My Donor After the Waiting Period is Over?
      • Where do I Send Correspondence for My Donor?
  • Processing the Newly Collected Stem Cells
• Prior to Admission
  • Preadmission Visit
  • Planning for Infertility
  • Preparing for Admission
  • Finding Support
  • Coping with Special Concerns
  • Your Room
• Admission and Treatment
  • Your First Days on Our BMT Unit
  • Preparing Your Body for BMT
  • Focusing on Your Inner Strength
  • Central Venous Catheter
  • Helping Yourself
  • Drugs
  • Radiation
  • Protective Care
  • The Infusion
• After Your Transplant
  • Initial Side Effects of Treatment
  • Recovery Phase I: In the Hospital
    • Waiting for Engraftment
    • Regaining Strength
    • Return to Independence
    • Complications
  • Recovery Phase II: Discharge
    • Criteria for Discharge
    • Returning to Clinic
    • Immune System
  • Long Term Complications
  • Life After Transplantation
    • Energy Levels
    • Immunizations
    • LiveStrong (resource for cancer survivors)
• Celebrating Life Reunion

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