Day 7 - First stem cell injection
Today I spent much of the day waiting for my stem cells to be ready for injection. Finally, around 3:00 pm, I got the word that we could precede. The entire process was rather simple. It began by having me lie in bed while I was wheeled into another room set up for the injections. The room where the injections were given was similar in size to the room in which we are staying. It was sparsely outfitted with medical equipment, rather dimly lit, and the floors dulled by use. This same room was used by Tony who received his stem cells just 30 minutes before me. I was made to lie on my side in a fetal position. Dr. Wang and his nurse both wore surgical masks and gloves. It seemed that standard procedures were used to disinfect the needles and the area to be inserted. Dr. Wang drew out about maybe 20 cc of spinal fluid and then injected the stem cells and
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