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Cord Blood And Spinal Cord Injuries

Started by 25femalepara , Jun 25 2011 12:24 AM

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#1 25femalepara

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Posted 25 June 2011 - 12:24 AM

I'm a T7 and I'm 5 months pregnant I am working with Via cord to bank the cord blood but who will put it in me? I'm in the Philadelphia area I have looked online but came up nothing
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Posted 25 June 2011 - 02:41 AM

first thing you should do is save it for your baby, 2nd, they havent started doing that yet, or not in the US, patients...........but do something smart and save the cord...........

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Posted 25 June 2011 - 05:18 AM

Definitely save it! I live in Pennsylvania as well and my cousin gave birth two years ago and she saved some for me. My grandfather pays for me to have it stored and it is about $1500 I believe. Best of luck!
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