Recovery is a marathon, not a sprint. The first 100 days are critical for monitoring complications like , where donor cells attack the recipient's body.
The cells naturally "home" to the bone cavities, where they begin to settle. 3. Engraftment: The Waiting Game For 2–4 weeks, the patient has almost no immune system. Doctors monitor blood counts daily.
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Using a donor’s cells. This is more complex but offers the "graft-versus-tumor" effect, where the new immune system actually hunts down remaining cancer cells. The Journey: A Step-by-Step Timeline 1. Preparation and Conditioning
At its simplest, a bone marrow transplant replaces a damaged or diseased immune system with healthy stem cells. These cells are the "architects" of your blood, responsible for creating red cells (oxygen), white cells (immunity), and platelets (clotting). The Two Primary Types
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