http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al Getting Beike's Stem Cell Treatments at Qingdao Chengyang Hospital Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:58:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One last thing I want to mention are two sites I believe you will find interesting.  For more information about sites around the world that treat untreatable conditions using stem cells, go to: www.repairstemcells.org This site acts as a clearing house for treatment sites around the world depending on the various illnesses. Another ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/12/12/december-12-2008/ As we have one day left to go, this will be my last post from Qingdao, China.  When I first came to China thinking as a retired engineer, I viewed  this as a two phase project.  Phase 1 will be the introduction of the stem cells into my body.  Phase ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/12/11/december-ll-2008/ For the past two days, Andy has had me jog down the hallway with 5lb weights on each leg.  I am really going very slow because I'm afraid I won't be able to stop.  But at least I am doing it without falling.  I still am not doing heel to ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/12/09/december-9-2008/ As I previously stated, people with Ataxia cannot jump or leap forward.  A week ago, I also could not do this.  This week I am jumping forward hands free for the first time in a long time.  One leap for man, one giant leap for mankind.  The Romanian lady next door ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/12/06/december-6-2008/ The blog really has two purposes.  One is to keep family and friends informed as to what is going on and the other is to allow people with similar conditions to see what it is like to go through the stemcell program and to keep expectations realistic.  Having said  that ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/12/02/december-2-2008/ And now a reality check.  We are in the middle of our stemcell treatments.  Three down and three to go.  From what i know about stemcells, it will take weeks to months for them to go to the site that needs repair, to engraft themselves and to become trained to ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/12/01/december-1-2008/ The stemcells arrived late wednesday night, around 8pm.  I was wheeled up again in the elevator with the usual bunch of  chinese trying to look nonchalant with someone lying in bed next to them.  When we got to the ninth floor, Anthony who was ahead of me was being wheeled ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/11/28/november-282008/ I had an interesting experience after the first spinal injectiion.  The next morning I woke up with pain in my hamstrings and glutes thinking it was due to p.t.  The following morning I woke about 3 in the morning with severe sciatic nerve pain which convinced me that the pain ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/11/24/november-24-2008/ Friday, November 21 finally arrived and they promptly took him out of our room on his hospital bed with an IV and took him to surgery at 2:50 p.m.  He was back in our room at 3:20 p.m.  It took 30 minutes for the whole procedure.  He was very groggy ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/11/22/november-22-2008/ Another day in the big house. The screws are keeping the inmates quiet by threatening to hose us down.  I'm scheduled for an IV this afternoon and they are already two hours late.  The stemcells haven't arrived yet.  I asked the Doctor if I receive the Chinese stemcells, will I ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/al/2008/11/17/november-17-2008/