What are the risks of an autologous stem cell transplant?

Early complications usually occur within 5 to 10 days and include:

• Nausea and vomiting.
• Diarrhea.
• Mouth sores.
• Hair loss.
• Bleeding because of severe reduction in red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
• Infection, such as pneumonia, shingles or herpes simplex.

Other possible complications include:

• Depression.
• Infertility.
• Cataracts.
• Kidney, lung and heart complications.
• Recurrence of your cancer.
• Other types of cancer later in life.