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Every patient or caregiver who attends the BMT/Myeloma Program’s patient education classes will receive a binder with the information below. You can also access and print the content right here on our website.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the BMT Program
- BMT Program Information
- Message from Director of BMT program
- Welcome from New Patient Coordinator
- Doctor Biographies
- Support Group at Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Services at University of Utah and HCI
- Cancer Learning Center Resources
- Additional Resources
- Grieving: Facing Illness
- Words to Try
- Utah Advance Medical Directives
- Carepages
- Interventional Radiology Patient Information
- Interventional Radiology Discharge Instructions
- Implanted Ports
- Tunneled Central Lines
- Care of Central Lines
- Preventing Problems with Your Central Line
- The Outpatient Team
- Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic Visit
- Understanding Your Counts
- Consent for Tandem Autologous Transplant
- Transplant Glossary of Terms
- Mobilization
- DPACE Chemotherapy Priming
- Apheresis
- Apheresis Machine
- Infusion
- Post-Transplant
- Blood Mailer Kits for Out-of-Town Patients
- Pharmacy Services
- Common Side Effects of Chemotherapy
- Natural Supplements
- Available Resources
- Chemotherapy and Other Medications
Commonly Asked Questions About Transplant
- Where Can I Go? What Can I Do?
- FAQs
- Protection from the Sun
- Activity and Exercise
- Sexual Activity
- Tips
- Personal Hygiene for Patients
- Monitoring the Patient for Infection
- Celsius to Fahrenheit Temperature Conversions
- Nutrition Counseling
- Food Safety
- Reduced Microbial Diet
- Calorie Count
- Food Diary
- Serving Sizes
- When Eating Isn't Fun: Practical Hints for Eating Healthfully
- Managing Nausea and Vomiting
- Recipes
- Diarrhea Management
- Alopecia
- Bleeding and Thrombocytopenia
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Eating Well
- Mucositis (Mouth Care)
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neutropenia (Low White Blood Count)
- Pain
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Pre-Admission Patient Orientation
- Nutrition While Inpatient
- Discharge Criteria
- Preparing the Home for Patient's Return
- Caregiver's Role
- Preparing to be a Caregiver
- Being an Effective Caregiver
- How to Take Care of Yourself as a Caregiver
- Financial Services Brochure
- Estimated Travel Costs for Out-of-Town Multiple Myeloma Patients
- Financial Assistance Resources
Helpful Booklets:
- When Someone You Love is Being Treated for Cancer (a guide for caregivers)
- Chemotherapy and You: Support for People with Cancer
- Understanding Stem Cell Transplant
- Multiple Myeloma: Concise Review of the Disease and Treatment Options
