Your Turn

BMT InfoNet has received the following inquiries for transplant candidates and survivors. If you've had a similar experience and would be willing to talk with them, email me at jody@bmtinfonet.org or phone 888-597-7674.  Thanks!  Jody Berkelhamer

I would like to speak to any transplant survivor who has had GVHD in the joints.  I am having symptoms similar to rheumatoid arthritis with swelling, pain and stiffness in multiple joints, including my fingers, elbows, shoulders, knees, ankles and feet.  I can no longer straighten fully or make a fist. V.S.

I have polyscythemia rubra vera and am facing an autologous transplant. I’d like to talk with anyone who had a transplant for the same diagnosis.  A.F.

I would like to talk to anyone who has had two unrelated transplants for AML or myelodysplasia. B.W.

I had two related donor transplants for AML and I am experiencing severe skin contractures.  I’d like to talk with other transplant survivors who have also experienced skin contractures.  E.C.

I will soon have a related transplant for stage 4 lung cancer. I’d like to e-mail with others who have been through a transplant for lung cancer.  R.B.   

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