re: Bone marrow transplant w/chemo - anyone ever done this or know anyone who has?

My mom’s brother and sister both went through chemo and bone marrow transplants. both had leukemia

My uncle went through it first back in the early 90s. One of my aunts was a perfect match. He took his initial chemo here in BR then went to MD Anderson for the transplant. Think he was in a sterile room (very small) for about a month. He still says it was the roughest period of his life. Had shingles all over his body. Does not go bad for check ups because he doesn’t want to make choice to go through it again. Says he wouldn’t. After bone marrow transplant he now has a different blood type

Aunt went though the same thing in mid 2000’s. But her body rejected the bone marrow and her organs shut down and she passed away.