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Flood of Feelings A bone marrow transplant is a complicated procedure. The more you understand about your treatment, though, the less stressful it will probably be. This book will explain what you can expect during each phase of your transplant and teach you ways to help yourself feel better. When you first learned you needed a transplant, you may have felt afraid. Or you might have been confused about what lay ahead. You may have been angry if you’ve undergone other difficult treatment that didn’t cure your disease. Or maybe you felt shocked, and unable to think. These are all normal reactions. In fact, you may have felt several of these emotions at the same time. “I didn’t understand the terms the doctors used, but I didn’t worry—I knew the transplant was only going to make me better,” Cristina says. “I knew eventually I’d understand. They explained it all to me again later.” |