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Getting back to life after a stem cell transplant – Alex’s Story

Getting back to life after a stem cell transplant – Alex’s Story

Billie DunlevyFebruary 6, 2018 by Billie Dunlevy

  Alex had a stem cell transplant to treat his Chronic Myloid Leukaemia in 2016. He spoke to Billie in Patient Services about his recovery and how it has affected him and his family. Can you tell me what happened when you first became unwell? I found out I had leukaemia in January 2016, but…

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Filed Under: Patient Services & Insight, Uncategorized Tagged With: acute myeloid leukaemia, anthony nolan, blood cancer, bone marrow transplant, leukaemia, patient information, patient stories, post transplant, real stories, recovery tips

Supporting a partner through a stem cell transplant – Victoria’s story

Supporting a partner through a stem cell transplant – Victoria’s story

Billie DunlevyJanuary 12, 2018 by Billie Dunlevy

‘I’ve personally found it harder this year than when we were actually going through it. Which sounds a bit ridiculous, but during his illness I just knuckled down and got on with it. In April 2018, it will be two years since his transplant. Afterwards you are left to process all the memories. All the…

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Filed Under: Patient Services & Insight, Uncategorized Tagged With: anthony nolan, bone marrow transplant, leukaemia, patient care, patient experience, patient info, patient information, patient stories, post transplant, real stories, recovery tips

Managing Chronic GvHD after a stem cell transplant – Meet the expert

Managing Chronic GvHD after a stem cell transplant – Meet the expert

Billie DunlevyDecember 29, 2017 by Billie Dunlevy

Dr Fiona Dignan is a consultant in haemato-oncology and has been clinical lead for haematology at Manchester Royal Infirmary since 2015. She undertook her haematology training at The Royal Marsden in London and developed a research interest in post-transplant complications. Fiona spoke to Billie in Patient Services about the effects of graft versus host disease. Can you…

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Filed Under: Patient Services & Insight, Uncategorized Tagged With: chronic gvhd, GvHD, late effects, long term side effects, patient care, patient info, patient information, post transplant, recovery tips, side effects

Preparing for a stem cell transplant at Christmas – Steve’s story

Preparing for a stem cell transplant at Christmas – Steve’s story

Billie DunlevyNovember 30, 2017 by Billie Dunlevy

Steve had his transplant in 2013 to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. He spoke to Billie in Patient Services about his experiences and preparing for transplant over the Christmas period. Preparing for transplant  Tell me about when you were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia I was first diagnosed in summer 2012. I’d been feeling unwell at…

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Filed Under: Patient Services & Insight, Uncategorized Tagged With: anthony nolan, bone marrow transplant, GvHD, leukaemia, patient stories, patients, post transplant, real stories, recovery tips, stem cell transplant

The return to work – support & advice from Working Towards Wellbeing

The return to work – support & advice from Working Towards Wellbeing

Billie DunlevyNovember 25, 2016 by Billie Dunlevy

Working Towards Wellbeing helps people with chronic health conditions to be able to manage their symptoms and get more out of life, to help a return to work.

Billie in the Patient Team spoke to Dr Julie Denning, a Chartered Health Psychologist and Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society, about her work with them.

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Filed Under: Patient Services & Insight, Uncategorized Tagged With: bone marrow donation, bone marrow transplant, patient care, patient info, post transplant, recovery tips, stem cell transplants

Being active and exercising after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant

Being active and exercising after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant

Sam ButlerNovember 19, 2015 by Sam Butler

Claire Parsons is the Senior Physiotherapist Oncology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Claire has worked in oncology for twelve years and works with people in early recovery after transplant.

Here she talks about the importance of being active before, during and after a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.

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Filed Under: Patient Services & Insight Tagged With: activity, exercise, post transplant, recovery tips, transplant

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