I can only tell you of my Sheila’s experience…she has waist length red hair, she elected not to have a SCT. Sheila was told this was the best option but not the only option. Her hair is her identity and she could never consider loosing it.
Like you she had a very good response to VTD and got to zero and twice tested MRD- and had thalidomide maintenance for a couple of years. After a few more years she had daratumumab which was very tiring…being only 45kg in weight the doses hit her hard. Now ixazomib and lenalidomide and once again down to zero. Eight years now since diagnosis and she still runs up 500 foot steep hills.
Treatments are improving all the time and the future is so much more hopeful.