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fezo · 08-03-2011, 03:31 PM

Thanks. I encourage everyone who is not in the registry to get in there. It's only a cheek swab to be tested and now it is becoming common that it is only like donating blood to be a donor! In my case whoever the donor turns out to be they'll just hang out in a chair while they take blood, get the stem cells that they need from it and put the rest back in!

They've grabbed marrow from the bone on me a few times. Trust me, it's a great thing to spare people that experience.

Actually when they do the actual transplant on me it will be like getting a transfusion. Of course prior to that they kill my existing marrow which is apparently quite the lousy experience and, yeah, there's at least three months recover in the hospital but still...

For my Canadian friends follow jj's link. For my American friends try marrow.org For anyone else drop a line in here and I'll find out where to send you!

08-03-2011, 03:31 PM	#300
fezo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Manahawkin, NJ, 08050 Posts: 806	Re: Keep me in mind Thanks. I encourage everyone who is not in the registry to get in there. It's only a cheek swab to be tested and now it is becoming common that it is only like donating blood to be a donor! In my case whoever the donor turns out to be they'll just hang out in a chair while they take blood, get the stem cells that they need from it and put the rest back in! They've grabbed marrow from the bone on me a few times. Trust me, it's a great thing to spare people that experience. Actually when they do the actual transplant on me it will be like getting a transfusion. Of course prior to that they kill my existing marrow which is apparently quite the lousy experience and, yeah, there's at least three months recover in the hospital but still... For my Canadian friends follow jj's link. For my American friends try marrow.org For anyone else drop a line in here and I'll find out where to send you!