[jiffieParticipant]

Hi chickenwing, as you may have read in my post I am going in for SCT this week and although I have had many reservations I decided to go ahead with it. My consultant told me that they rarely do a SCT if you are over 70, I’m 66 and concluded that if I don’t do it now I may not get the chance to do it later. By all accounts it does seem to extend the remission period, so worth doing.

Something else that tipped the balance was a lady I met while doing the initial chemo cycles, she had lymph cancer and opted initially against a SCT. Her remission period had only lasted 2 years and she had to go through her chemo again, this time she opted for the SCT following the chemo.

It made me think, better to do it first time round while I am reasonably fit.

I have a full head of hair and will regret losing it, but it’s only temporary and will grow back, hopefully it’ll grow back brown not white as it is now 😉

All the best, hope things work out well for you.

Geoff

[chickenwingParticipant]

Thanks Tony, I’ll keep you posted.

[chickenwingParticipant]

Thanks Geoff.

I guess the ultimate driver will be the results of future blood tests etc. The minute there is any change I will have to reassess things immediately, I just want to take things one step at a time, to be sure and to be fully engaged all the way. My gut is saying put the SCT on hold and the blood results support that for now. At 62, I guess I have a little leeway:)

Thanks again.

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