Cheryl’s SCI Stem Cell Treatment Blog

Final injection

December 1st, 2006

I had my final injection today. It was a mixture of my own bone marrow stem cells, which were collected and cultured last week, mixed with the regular stem cells. The proceedure went smoothly as have all my injections. I now have the task of trying to get all my purchases packed to take home. I have decided to leave behind anything I do not absolutely need to take home. I have made friends with many other patients who will be staying on longer than their originally planned time so they will appreciate the “top up” of basic supplies so to speak. Certain items like catheters etc are difficult for them to find here and I would rather have the extra space in my suitcase. Shopping here is like a dream come true regarding prices and it has been very easy to get carried away with “just one more thing” .

I would dearly love to be able to extend my trip but it is not possible to change our tickets. I have decided to re-examine my schedule for the new year and see when I can arrange to return. I had an electrical stimulation test for the muscles done today. This test was conducted during my first week as well. The results show that there have been noticable changes, more so on the right side than the left. This is very exciting and encouraging news. I will take copies of these test results home with me as they would like the Drs there to do this test every 3 months in order to track changes. This will be clinical proof that the stem cells are actually doing something as predicted.

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