I have done some research and talked to the Research Dept at Rockefeller Institute. It seems that clinics outside of the US do not have the same standards at...
I have had similar concerns. I know there are matching techniques available, similar to Blood Group matching. However, there seem to be no regulations ...
It sounds as if this patient received fetal cells, as opposed to the umbilical cells that I think almost all of the children on this group have received. Do...
Not a clue, but I am attaching an article I would like you to read and discuss with your doctor. There may be alternatives to stem cell therapy until it...
Great – thanks for passing it on. Once upon a time I thought we could rely on our doctors to do that kind of research for us but,…..I’m grateful we have...
Read the attached article from the Times. If you think you can plow through the original published paper on this, I will be happy to send it to you. I got...
Sorry, I didn't know. How old is your child? What type of brain injury did your child sustain, if I am not too bold to ask. Tim and Allison Anderson...
Oh, that’s okay. He’s almost 3. He was without oxygen for about 20 minutes at birth (his cord was in a knot, my uterus ruptured, and the doctor had gone...
Also, this would not help for diabetes or it's many side effects. ... "mailto:stemcellsafety%40yahoogroups.com"stemcellsafety@-yahoogroups.-com, ... ...
WOW, If you don't mind sharing.........had you had a previous cesarean section? Did you have an emergency c section? As a labor and delivery nurse I am...
Hi Christi, No, I hadn’t had a c-section before (I wouldn’t have taken that risk) and I had a previous normal healthy delivery. Everything was supposed to...
It is very interesting to hear it from the patients point of view. It is so different being on the other side. Everyone involved in the care has such a...
Well, I guess it surprises me that although he didn’t HAVE to check in with us, I’m surprised he didn’t check in to see how I was doing before he left ...
Thanks Christi!! Taylor has made such a hughe impact on so many!!! Hey in 4 months maybe you can be there to share the joy of #2 coming into the world!!...
Yeh, hind sight is 20/20. Like I said, you would not believe, we don't have a doctor in the building at all most of the time. We call the doctor when we are...
Everyone is so excited about baby #2. They all ask about you often. No we are not going to let this one come into the world the same way Taylor did. Taylor...
Hello, My husband Jim was diagnosed first with Parkinson's Disease in 2001, which was revised to MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) about a year ago. There is no...
I am curious as to what gauge IV is used for transplanting stem cells? Do any of you know? We are going for stem cells and want to have them does via IV...
Are you going to Mexico or China? We are currently in China and Jake has terrible veins. They drew blood the first day and it took 2 attempts, then when the...
Yes please can you find out the size of IV used? We are going to Mexico....I have 2 other kids(1 is still a baby) and can not be away from home long enough to...
Where are the stem cell clinic/s in Mexico? I learned about the Chinese program through Internet search, and was referred to this group, but do not know about...
Castle, We went to Mexico June 26th with Tenaya. Same reason as you, our son is 5 weeks old, so it had to be a quick trip. Tenaya is 15 months and has very...
Hello, We are new to the group and very happy to discover that there are others out there who hopefully have addressed some of the questions we have. We have a...
Hi Andrew We are in a similar situation as you; we have a 2 year old with CP and have recently saved the cord blood from our newborn. We are storing this in...
At this point in time you can't use your own stem cells in Mexico or China (I assume that is still correct for China, Christy since you are there, is that...
That's my understanding....if we have another one, we'll save the stem cells/umbilical blood for the future though Carolyn Simpson mom to Riley (5 and healthy)...
Dr. Fernando Ramirez in Tijuana, MX also administers umbilical cord stem cells. We have taken our daughter there 3 times. It is a short trip where you are...