Stem cell treatment experiences

[John Weitner]

John, I recently posted my experience with stem cell therapy – however I had it done in Colombia not Panama.

so not sure if you are referring to my post or not

John

 

 

 

 

[Carlo De Pellegrin]

John, might you share your experience with all on this site? i certainly would be interested as I’m sure many more would.

thank you so much….

[Judy Fraser]

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[John Weitner]

Carlo,

I did post my experience a couple of months ago..

 

this is what I posted:

Due to this thread I decided to have stem cell therapy done – which I did last December at a clinic in Colombia.

I was told that it would take 4 to 6 months to see any results. They stated that the improvement would be less inflammation in my lungs. They never made any claims that the scarring would get reduced.

I can state that my inflammation has gone down – noticeably so – I cough less and have to clear less mucus than before the treatment. However there hasnt been any improvement in my breathing or a lower need for oxygen – my SPO drops below 90 with ANY activity including slow walking.  I feel my breathing has gotten slightly worse over these 6 months.

I’m glad I did it simply because it was worth trying. The staff at the clinic were wonderful.

Hard to say if it was worth the expense – region of $20K – if reduced inflammation would slow down the progression – then it’s worth doing – otherwise no.

 

[Mary C Brewington]

Following. I find this area of treatment very interesting. I have been diagnosed with HP & feel stem cell may be helpful.

[Carlo De Pellegrin]

John, thank you very much for sharing. A ll best to you.

[Harletta Carathel]

Curt, Do you think the stem cell therapy would help a person with ILD that doesnt have an upcoming lung transplant? In what way to you think it helped you?