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Getting Conversant With Life After Stem Cell Transplant

Getting Conversant With Life After Stem Cell Transplant

By David Anderson


Medical practices are changing and a lot has been achieved in the recent past. Autoimmune conditions used to be a menace and now there is a way out. Additionally, stem cell transplant is now being used in treatment of cancer.

You need to be fully aware on how to proceed once you have gone through this treatment modality. Conducting research on the same will be helpful. The only consumer of the findings should not be the person of interest but even the people who will be a part of the care process. They are responsible for ensuring that the environment you are coming back to is safe.

Isolation is a must so that your body can develop immunity once the procedure is conducted. Thus, you will have to stay separated from your close friends and family members. However, there is still a means to stay connected with them through video chatting. You should not take advantage of the situation to cut them off.

Your energy levels will not be high. Thus, you need to be careful on the tasks you choose to carry out. Do not expect to go on with your life just like before. Once you understand your limitations then you will not face a lot of challenges. It is good to concentrate on getting better instead of wasting your energy attempting activities you are well aware are beyond you. In fact, you will be able to chat with your visitors when you are well rested.

You have to stay in the house until the injury stage is over. However, you can venture outdoors as long as there are no threats to your health. If you cannot get outside, you can view the environment from inside the house. Gardening is fun and if you enjoy it you can still ask others to help you until you can go back to conducting the activity on your own.

When you are fully recovered, do not plunge back into the physical exercises you were used to. You have to exercise caution and start with the simple tasks as you build on the strength. When you do too much within a short time, your muscles will be injured and tendons torn. It will get you back to bed and it is not a very great experience.

Children will assume that everything is back to normal the moment you resume your duties. However, you will be at risk of infections all through and they might increase this depending on the kind of mischief they get into most of the time. You need to explain the process to them in simple terms. They are fast learners and good at following instructions if the need is emphasized.

You may not feel like eating much of the time but you need to try in order to regain your energy. The body will need the nutrients in order to recover and build new cells to fight the various kinds of infections. The diet should have enough proteins and carbohydrates. Minerals and also vitamins are needed too. Shun foods which contain bacteria. Even the normal flora in the body can become pathogenic when the immunity is compromised. Your body cannot tolerate such.

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