my Mom died in the late 80's when she showed no signs of cancer, but she had become weak due to the effects of chemo. This at time when her WBC had become dangerously low and they gave her a drug used to treat depression, it did boost her WBC, but ultimately did not help. Now they use Neupogen or Neulasta, I've given my husband the Neupogen shots at critical times. We threw away about 10K in Neupogen because we no longer needed it, the hospital ordered it just in case because they said it was easier to order more as the insurance company sometimes only pays for it to be delivered to home one time. Others could have used that drug 
All we can do at this point is look at the odds and try to make the most informed decision we can, reading stuff on the net can scare anyone. Those who have had a negative effect are more vocal than those who have survived and moved on, unfortunately I think that is part of society
When I searched for bone marrow transplants on DU it was not encouraging, yes it is a very small segment of society and more so on DU, but still I was curious. We just try and make the most informed decision we can given the circumstances.
Wishing you peace.
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