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[Imight]

http://www.stemcellschina.com/

Haven't read them all but some have seen no gains, while some have seen minimal.....

edit: after reading further, Ive notice some people have seen great gains. I think it all matters on the injury level....

Edited by Imight, 26 October 2007 - 07:33 AM.

[Imight]

http://www.stemcells.../76/14/lang,en/







not too shabby. hmmmm

[KarenFerguson]

Chirst! I nearly spit out my tea I'm drinking right now. Those pictures look nothing like hospitals in China! We were at the West Hills Hospital in Beijing. Hubby & I went to China last year for OEC surgery for hubby. OEC cells are very close to stem cells. PM me for more info ...

Anyway, the hospital we stayed out was dingy and something out a third world country (the operating room was first class, however & the doctors and nurses were as well). But, the rooms were terrible. We had to go out and buy an air mattress because the ones they had on our beds would have certainly giving hubby a pressure sore. Also, make sure to bring your own shower chair, towels and lots and lots of soap - you'll want to wash your hands a lot during the day.

Here's a few pic's of our China experience:


Our room (the one with the towel hanging out the window) - the dryers down the hall didn't dry anything!

This is a hall looking from outside our hospital wing (this was the "nice" part of the hospital).

This is one of the entrances on the side. See those meat locker style doors? They are on every door going outside at the hospital. We had to push through those anytime we went outside. Yuck.

So, remember purell and lots of soap.

Edited by KarenFerguson, 30 October 2007 - 04:11 AM.

[Imight]

That doesn't look like a very clean hospital yikes!

How did his surgery go?

[KarenFerguson]

The surgery in China helped hubby strengthen the muscles he already has (shoulders, biceps & wrists). He also got a tiny amount of movement in his left hand & abdomen muscles. The surgery also increased sensation below the level of injury.

All SCI's have different responces to the OEC cells. It's kind of a crap shoot. Some even get worse from the surgery. While in China we met a man from Oman who was a "low quad" - I really don't remember his level of injury - but he was almost "para like". Right after his surgery he had problems with one of his hands - it was such a shame.

[Imight]

KarenFerguson, on Nov 2 2007, 12:40 PM, said:

The surgery in China helped hubby strengthen the muscles he already has (shoulders, biceps & wrists). He also got a tiny amount of movement in his left hand & abdomen muscles. The surgery also increased sensation below the level of injury.

All SCI's have different responces to the OEC cells. It's kind of a crap shoot. Some even get worse from the surgery. While in China we met a man from Oman who was a "low quad" - I really don't remember his level of injury - but he was almost "para like". Right after his surgery he had problems with one of his hands - it was such a shame.

Interesting. If you dont mind me asking. 'roughly' how much did it cost?

[KarenFerguson]

The cost of the surgery was $20,000.