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WHAT FUTURE HOLDS FOR ME. NEED YOUR LOVE AND PRAYERS.. BMT COMING???
omega:
Hi Micky
Congratulation to you! You are definately the lucky one.
The cost of transplant is very expensive these days. I am not sure how much in total if the transplant is done in Italy, but you should get aside at least US$ 100,000 - US$200,000 for the transplant. In Malaysia it cost some where around RM 200,000 to RM 350,000 2 years ago. You would have to get yourself financially prepared should you decided to get it done in a private hospital. It might cost signicantly less if the transplant is done in a Government funded hospital.
The engraftment is faster in a bone marrow transplant compared to the cord blood transplant. But the chances of getting the GVHD is higher in the BMT. I have seen many sibbling BMT here, and most of them encounter mild GVHD.
All the best to you!
Best Regards
omega.
nice friend:
Hi
what r the charges of BMT to Dr lucarreli ?.
what r the charges of bmt to Dr vichinsky at Children hospital oakland ?
if anyone know that so plz answer this post
kabir_love:
who is this doctor vichinsky in oakland?
is he good? i never heard of him.
Andy Battaglia:
Dr Vichinsky is regarded s one of the top thalassemia specialists in the world. His efforts have not been confined to the US, as he has been very active in a thalassemia project in India and regularly speaks at international thal conferences. He is the director of the Hematology/Oncology Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland Children's Hospital, which is perhaps the top thal center in the world. He is a leader in both the treatment of thalassemia and also in thalassemia related research. He is also one of my personal heroes and a great inspiration to me with his constant efforts to improve the lives of thalassemics. Hearing his talk and meeting him briefly at the Dubai conference was one of the highlights of the entire conference for me.
http://www.childrenshospitaloakland.org/healthcare/depts/hematology_overview.asp
ELLIOTT P. VICHINSKY, MD
Primary Office
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Medical Group
747 52nd St
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: (510) 428-3377
Fax: (510) 601-3916
Selected Personal Achievements
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2007 (Best Doctors, Inc.)
KHALIFA:
Dear Kabir
the cost of BMT in italy with Prof.Leucarali will be arround 130,000 euro arround 100.000 USD any way u can send a reguest to Prof Leucaralli and explain to him your setuation and as i remember he have a program for the PpL who they can't pay send for him a reguest and maybe he will do it free or maybe you pay somthing ...
ALL THE BEST BROTHER I WILL PRAY FOR YOU
KHALIFA
STATE OF KUWAIT
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