daskrokodil

Thank you. I have gotten nothing but support from everyone. I would gladly do it again in a heartbeat. The limit is three donations and for the next year I am "on hold" for this patient in case she needs anything else from me.

Yes I was honestly relieved to have the surgical procedure because being attached to needles for 6 hours is almost a nightmare! I hate needles! I think this process though has gotten me used to them a bit more because I was poked so many times!

You are correct. I had the bone marrow taken surgically because the recipient is so young and according to my coordinator, research has shown better long term effects when young recipients receive bone marrow as opposed to the other procedure

Doctors use a needle to withdraw the marrow from the back of the pelvic bone. At the moment I am only sore sitting down, but it is a very minimal soreness. To some it is comparable to falling on the ice. But for me personally, I think hitting the ice hurts more!

No I did not have to give a sample of bone marrow.