Frequently Asked Questions
You have to ask your BMT physician what type of conditioning regimen is going to be used as myeloablative regimens are most likely to cause sterility and non-myeloablative regimens usually don’t cause sterility. However, if you wish you can go for sperm or ova cryopreservation. Sperm cryopreservation is simple but ova cryopreservation is complicated and requires general anesthesia as it involves surgical procedure.
No, it is not recommended to call family or friends for visiting. One attendant can stay with the patient and it is recommended that this attendant should not change.
Food is provided from the hospital taking all the precautions required for a neutropenic patients, but you want to get home you can get it after consulting your doctor.
Usually after discharge it is recommended that the patient should avoid crowded place, contact with infected persons and personal hygiene. Most patients goes to their normal life at about 5-6 months after BMT.
Usually it is not recommended to have sexual intercourse during and immediately after BMT. May be 2-3 months after BMT with barrier precautions must be used.