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Diana,
I don't know Gabi and look forward to her response about the bone marrow transplant.
My daughter had bone marrow extraction two days ago on Friday and will have the reinjection today.Monday, while here in Shenyang.
They took her down on her bed like they do for all stem cell injections - no need to transfer to chair and back so it minimizes jostling. She was in the room for 20 minutes where they used a needle in the hip to extract her bone marrow containing her own stem cells. She's a C7 quad so felt nothing, otherwise they would have used a local anesthetic as I understand it.
The bone marrow containing her stem cells is then washed and cultured which increases the number of stem cells that will be reinjected. This stem cell injection today of her stem cells from the bone marrow will, as far as I know, be like the other injections. She'll have to move as little as possible for a few hours while magical things happen but then she'll be able to move around as usual.
I have heard that the advantage of using her bone marrow is that the multiplication of stem cells is greater, so whereas an umbilical cord injection might be around 10 million cells, this injection today of her own cells will be many, many more. I am not sure of my information, but it's the best and most logical explanation I've heard.
If it's so great, why not do more? The answer I've heard on this is that removing bone marrow is a big load on your system and, like giving blood can't be done too often, the bm extraction can not be done too often.
Warning - I am no doctor, so don't take this info as gospel. I would love to hear what anyone else knows about bone marrow extraction / reinjection.
We found that she should be drinking a lot of water and eating protein after the extraction, I suppose to start the rebuilding. Again, anyone else please comment.
Back to the Chinese language issue, I suggested the electronic translator. If not that (about $90), at least get a Mandarin - English dictionary. It's very useful in a store to look up a word, say "water", and point to the Chinese character, you don't even have to know how to say the word and I usually don't. The clerks are EXTREMELY helpful in reading it and taking you by the hand to where the item is located.
-deac
----- Original Message -----
From: dianajaipaul
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 2:55 AM
Subject: [chinastemcells] Bone Marrow Info
Hi Gabi,
I read that you did bone marrow transplant..
this and how is this done? Thanks
Diana
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