kame8200

I'm currently on my last round of chemo for leukemia and have a bone marrow transplant next month. I have to be honest. The thought of graft vs. host terrifies me. Was there ever a thought like that going through your mind? If so, how did you cope with it?

I've yet to meet someone who went through that. I'm happy it was so mild for you. That makes me feel better about it. I have a tendency to focus too much on the extremely negative parts of things so my brain went "gvh = death".

Graft versus host disease basically refers to the body attacking the bone marrow graft. While not necessarily fatal it does carry that risk. I guess I'm focusing on the extreme negative but sometimes I can't help it.

Thank you! I'll take all the positive vibes I can get.