Stem cells
 

Has anyone done the stem cell harvest for their adipose tissue and then given back by IV?

TIA

Happy New Year!

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If you don't mind me asking. What is this procedure done for?

There is one poster I know of who did this....recently.

http://www.neurotalk.org/1220988-post2.html

If you search her profile you can find other posts about it as she went thru the process.

It COULD help with chronic pain.

Not sure, but wanted to know if any in our community had tried it.

Despite cost, I am considering it.

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Hi Baba222,

Has this in any way become a main stream treatment?

Cliffman :hug:

Mainstream
 

No, this is not mainstream and is very costly.

Stem cells have been used out of the country for lots of problems.

There is, as usual, many competing interests, even if it works.

Baba

Do you mind me asking how much it cost. I don't think I've ever heard of this. Have you found research that says it could help with pain baba222?

Stem cells injected can go "wrong"... grow unchecked and create tumors....

Here is a "cautionary tale" printed in the NYT not too long ago.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/he...rism.html?_r=0

I don't think I would ever consider going to Mexico for a Rx. That's just me though. I thought maybe they were making some breakthroughs here in the US. I do think stem cells look very promising.

For anyone considering this please really do your research. I know from living in pain that one can get desperate enough to try almost anything. There are a lot of horrible people out there that don't mind taking advantage of desperate people.

Thanks for the article Mrs. D. What a shame

stem cells
 

I was thinking of doing the autologous treatment, where your own stem cells are taken from fat, processed and given IV.

Is there anyone here that has done that or considering.

Happy New Year!

TIA.