Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant as a Treatment for Breast Cancer


Harvest of Bone Marrow.

January 13th 1995
A one day high dose chemotherapy was administrated. After a few hours vomiting started, although she has received anti nausea drugs : Zofran

January 20th 1995
Daily injections started of Neuprogen a drug that promoted growth of neutrophils (type of white blood cell).

January 27th 1995
To days of "bone marrow" harvest started. This basically involved being connected to a machine, that filtered bone marrow from the blood. Susanne was able to go home the next day.

Loss of hair started soon after.


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