Special surgeons are available for individual organs. Plastic surgeons of repute provide treatment for head and neck cancer, breast cancer and other malignancies. Facilities offered include tele-therapy which includes simulation work stations to ensure high precision and safety during treatment at the 18 MV linear accelerator or telecobalt machines, branchy therapy and 3-D planning systems. In orthopedics, the Ilizarov technique is practiced for the treatment of limb deformities, limb shortening and disfiguration.


BMT Emotional Aspects

Everyone has a unique experience and outlook to bring to bone marrow transplantation. Even though it will be different for everyone who goes through it, some common feelings and concerns seem to be shared by many families. Patients and families can expect that their emotions will seem to be constantly flip-flopping to opposite extremes. You may feel excited and hopeful to be starting the transplant procedure, and at the same time may feel anxiety about what is ahead. You can expect to feel tired, frustrated, and short-tempered at times. It is natural to feel high or low along with the medical changes, and even sometimes doubt your original decision to have the transplant.

Family members often wish they could be at the hospital, at home and at work all at once. Arguments may arise over what other family members are doing (or not doing). Family members may feel guilty or blame each other. Love, anger, vulnerability and faith may all be felt together.

Separation from part of your family can be hard. Sometimes it may be easy, and at other times it may be hard to deal with staying in the isolation room. Complying with the treatment regimen can be difficult, and privacy is difficult to maintain since medical care depends on knowing intimate details of everything that happens. We will try to respect your privacy as much as possible.