Home Quarantine
Day +16 – Day 30
Once the Engraftment is successful, the patient is discharged from hospital and recommended home stay. For people not from the same city as transplant, it is advisable that they rent an apartment near the hospital for a period of 3 months as there could be frequent visits to the hospital. Some of the most important things to take care of during home quarantine for BMT are:
- Sanitize your home or at least the patients room before they come back from hospital
- Pls. restrict movement into patients room only to people living in the house
- No visitors at least during the first 30 days (preferably 100 days) post-transplant. Online video call is preferable
- Serving only warm, freshly cooked meals during this time. No Raw salads or fruits during this stage
- If you are a non-vegetarian, pls. understand from the doctor or dietician on what is allowed or not.
This is also the time when there could be frequent fever or infection or GvH (Graft versus Host) disease could kick in. Awareness, alertness and communication with the patients is extremely important to know if they have any symptoms. Patients may require foot or body massage during this time, its normal so don’t panic. Several times the doctors recommend that the patient be admitted either in Day care or in a room for a day, if the temperature continues to rise. Be prepared to reach the hospital from your destination within an hour. Do not hesitate to call the doctor immediately or at any time of day or night during this period.