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After signing up as a donor for the Bone Marrow Donor Programme, I decided to find out more about the stem cell harvesting procedure that was described to me.
The alternative procedure is called apheresis, which is the collection of stem cells by filtering the blood for peripheral (circulating) blood cells (PBSC).
I extracted the following from the [...]

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I learnt something very important today. There are 2 methods of harvesting stem cells for transplant.
1. The traditional way of harvesting bone marrow from the spine pelvic bone. The process, as depicted on TV, looks like a painful one. And indeed, there will be some post-op pain on the lower back.
2. Stem cell harvesting. This [...]

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