Hiya Carole, bite the bullet girl, go for it.
As Peter says the stem cell collection is boring, it's not nice being in solitary for the transplant and anything can happen there, and probably will!
Don't let hair loss freak you out, it's only short term, mine grew back thicker and curly!
My SCT was in February and other than this infection I haven't looked back since, it was the right decision to make. It takes a while for the body to get back to normal.
Just think you could be visiting the family in Oz, that's the positive.
You can do it
Regards Tony F