Transplant Process begins

Jordan was admitted tonight to All Children’s Hopsital Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. (BMTU) She will spend at least the next 4 weeks here. Depending on how well her transplant goes, she could get released as early as 4 weeks after transplant, or some patients have spent as long as 3 months in the hospital.

She is not allowed to leave her room. The room is a specialized clean room with positive pressure on the door to prevent outside air from entering.

She was admitted tonight so she can start her chemo first thing in the morning tomorrow. She has 6 days of chemo, a day of rest and then transplant day.

The count down for transplant is measured in days. We begin at Day -7 and then go through for the first year. Day 0 is actual transplant day and Day 100 is a huge milestone.

Her pre-transplant drugs are Busulfan, Cytoxan and ATG.

She will be taking many other drugs to counter the possible side effects for these three as well as many drugs to prevent infection, etc.