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Bone Marrow & Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donation Recovery FAQ

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  1. How  will I feel after my bone marrow aspiration surgery?

  2. How  will I feel after peripheral blood stem cell apheresis?

  3. Will I need someone to take care of me?

  4. Will I be in a lot of pain afterwards?

  5. How long before can go back to work or exercise?

  6. How long does it take for my bone marrow to grow back?

  7. How do filgrastim growth factors, like Neupogen® and Neulasta®, work?

  8. How long do I have to take growth factors?

  9. Do growth factors have side effects?

  10. Can growth factors like filgrastim cause cancer?

  11. What if I become pregnant after I take filgrastim?  Will this affect the fetus?


1. How  will I feel after my bone marrow aspiration surgery?

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2. How  will I feel after peripheral blood stem cell apheresis?

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3. Will I need someone to take care of me?

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4. Will I be in a lot of pain afterwards?

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5. How long before can go back to work or exercise?

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6. How long does it take for my bone marrow to grow back?

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7. How do filgrastim growth factors, like Neupogen® and Neulasta®, work?  
'''Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor''' ('''G-CSF'''

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8. How long do I have to take growth factors?

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9. Do growth factors have side effects?

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10. Can growth factors like filgrastim cause cancer?

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11. What if I become pregnant after I take filgrastim?  Will this affect the fetus?

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