Well, in my case, the myasthenia symptoms had become relentless, and my quality of life was approaching zero, despite using several heavy hitting drugs. The chemo was a walk in the park compared to the constant MG (and I had a tough time with chemo, including complications).

I had 6 weeks of pretty much feeling like poo, and then...blessed relief from all that had ailed me. I'm almost 6 mos out now, and am leading a pretty much normal life. Worth every twinge of nausea I felt!

I'm currently emailing with a woman who had a SCT for MS a couple of months ago, and she's now past the "feeling like poo" stage. She's out and about and caring for her small sons again. It's really amazing.