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A stem cell transplant can be emotionally challenging and disrupt normal life and relationships, at least for a time. Acknowledging these challenges and cultivating social and professional support can help restore emotional health. This presentation describes common emotions patients feel after transplant and some effective methods for coping with them.

Recovering from a transplant poses many challenges for a patient’s personal relationships with spouses, partners, family members, and friends. While they may wish for a return to “normal,” this may not be possible and new standards for “normal” may emerge. This presentation offers strategies for navigating these changing relationships and fostering positive outcomes.

Difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep is common among transplant recipients. The usual solutions recommended – sleep hygiene, medication – are less effective than cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. Learn what defines a good night’s sleep and how to get it.

It can be hard for stem transplant recipients to get sufficient calories, protein and nutrients needed after transplant to repair tissue damage and promote health. This presentation describes which types of food and beverage help recovery after transplant, and whether some popular diets are safe for transplant survivors.

Neuropathy (nerve damage) is common after high-dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant. Peripheral neuropathy can cause tingling or pain in the arms, hands, legs and/or feet. Other types of neuropathy can cause symptoms ranging from dizziness when standing, problems with digestion and urination to loss of balance, numbness, and muscle atrophy.

Chronic graft-versus-host disease occurs in more than 50% of patients transplanted with cells from a donor. The skin is affected most frequently by GVHD. This presentation describes different types of GVHD of the skin. It also discusses the most common symptoms and promising treatments for this problem.

Graft-versus-host disease occurs when a donor’s cells attack a transplant recipient’s organs and tissues. GVHD can occur throughout the gastrointestinal system as well as in the liver. This presentation describes how GVHD can attack the mouth, esophagus, stomach, large and small bowels and liver.

Stem cell transplantation typically involves chemotherapy and radiation. These treatments, as well as other medications transplant recipients receive, and complications after transplant such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), can negatively affect a woman’s sexual health. This presentation discusses a variety of sexual health difficulties that can occur after transplant, and how to manage them.

Men who undergo a stem cell or bone marrow transplant may experience problems with sexual health and satisfaction after transplant. Physical problems, like erectile dysfunction, can trigger emotional difficulties that add to the problem. This program describes the most common sexual problems men face after transplant, and some effective treatments.

Multiple myeloma is the most common cancer of the bone marrow. This presentation discusses transplant options and drug therapies for treating myeloma. It also reviews options for maintenance therapy and responding to relapses.

CAR T-cell therapy is new treatment option for patients with certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and multiple myeloma who relapsed or did not respond to other treatments. This presentation discusses who is eligible to receive CAR T-cell therapy, what the procedure entails and potential side effects.

The practice of mindfulness has proven benefits for transplant patients. It reduces stress and improves psychological health and well-being. This presentation describes several mindfulness practices and offers tips on how to integrate them into your daily life.