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    BEWARE of stem cell treatments

    I recently finished reading EVERYTHING I COULD GET MY HANDS ON (lay-people and medical-I have med/research background) regarding stem cell therapy. I did this because I was convinced that stem cell therapy would be the only cure that could work for MS.

    What I FOUND OUT is that stem cell treatments, while working in some early stage trials, are NOT the way to treat MS at this point. Even the most astute Doctors/Scientists do NOT have the ability to CONTROL the stem cells with enough detail at this time.

    I am not posting this to be pessimistic, but rather encourage anyone considering this treatment, to research it WELL.
    Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

    #2
    Which type of stem cell treatment are you talking about?
    Injections, transplant, what?

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      #3
      Originally posted by shucks View Post
      Which type of stem cell treatment are you talking about?
      Injections, transplant, what?
      The question to ask here is "was chemotherapy used, or not?"

      No chemotherapy = no cure.

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        #4
        Originally posted by georgegoss View Post
        The question to ask here is "was chemotherapy used, or not?"

        No chemotherapy = no cure.
        Chemotherapy may be too "strong" for those who are too weak to take it. Live stem cell in capsule in certain cases proven able to control cancer.

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          #5
          If you are not doing immune system ablation, another question to ask is what is the source, bone marrow or adipose tissue? Then ask how many cells? Many clinics in the US are doing adipose tissue, but only give you 5 million cells, because they don't have access to a lab that can expand them. The new cell bank in Houston TX does expand the cells, derised from your own fat tissue, so your dose is 600 million.

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            #6
            All clinics, promise though not full, but partial restoration after treatment, it is considered that the earlier treatment is begun, the it will be more effective.

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              #7
              I appreciate your warning and would like to see if you have some links to reference too. I will be having stem cell therapy in Panama and after research and talking it over with my neuro it has been suggested to do it. My neuro never agreed with CCSVI and was honest with why he felt that way and the reasons and statistics but he never discouraged the idea of us making our own choices. Now fast forward to 2013 he agrees with stem cell therapy in the style that Panama does it. (no chemo) I am curious to understand what in your research made you so sure that it is a bad thing...
              DX in 2006
              SAHM and wife
              Waiting for the cure already!

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