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Adults aged 18 years or older who had undergone autologous transplantation and were neutropenic were purposively sampled to maximise variation. Semi-structured interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Twenty-two participants were interviewed between post-transplant day\u2009+\u20095 and +18. Participants described symptoms as interlocking constellations rather than isolated events. They differentiated expected treatment-related toxicities from possible deterioration by attending to symptom trajectories, including worsening intensity, new symptom combinations, or symptoms that felt different from the previous day. Fever-related patterns usually prompted immediate escalation. Help-seeking ranged from prompt reporting to watchful waiting, self-management followed by reporting, or withholding. 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