http://stemcellschina.com/blog/momorishav Beike's Stem Cell Treatment at Hangzhou Xiaoshan Hospital Sat, 10 May 2008 20:19:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a while since I posted the last blog. Nothing much has transpired since then. Momo has had three more stem-cell transplants (SCT), all via lumbar puncture and with no side-effect - he seems to tolerate lumbar punctures pretty well. Meanwhile, one day, we visited ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/momorishav/2008/05/07/our-final-days-in-china-31508/ Today was Momo's second stem-cell transplant, this time by lumbar puncture (spinal tap) instead of intravenously. The lumbar puncture is a more invasive but also more effective delivery mechanism than IV for injecting stem cells into the spinal canal for more direct transit to the brain. This procedure ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/momorishav/2008/02/26/the-second-stem-cell-transplant-22508/ Today was the momentous day when Momo received his first stem-cell transplant (SCT). Here, they do SCT on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but not more than two transplants per patient per week. The stem cells are harvested from umbilical cord blood, purified to eliminate diseased cells, cultured in ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/momorishav/2008/02/23/the-first-stem-cell-transplant-22208/ I woke up again at 2 am, but Dr. Jack won't see Momo before 9 am. So I used this opportunity to catch up on e-mails, browse online news sites, and flip through the twenty or so TV channels. To my dismay, BBC World News and Wikipedia, two of ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/momorishav/2008/02/21/our-second-day-a-busy-day-of-therapy-22008/ We woke up at 2 am the following morning without a lot of sleep. Apparently we had not yet adjusted to the jet lag. It was a nippy morning, with temperature in the high 30's (Fahrenheit). Our room had a nice view of the Xiaoshan district with ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/momorishav/2008/02/21/our-first-day-at-hangzhou-a-day-of-tests-21908/ After months of eager anticipation and planning, we boarded a United Airline flight from Tampa in the early morning hours on Feb 17, 2008 for Momo's treatment at the Stem Cell Transplantation Center at Zhejiang Xiaoshan Hospital near Hangzhou, China. The treatment, accommodation, and other arrangements were handled by ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/momorishav/2008/02/21/coming-to-china-a-tale-of-two-airlines-21808/