http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower Getting Stem Cell Treatments at Hangzhou Xiaoshan Hospital Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:02:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We saw some fireworks last night from our hospital window. They were brief-- lasted less than five minutes, but were pretty impressive for a private show. I wonder what they were celebrating? Jim spent his last official day in therapy yesterday (Saturday), and he and James ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/08/13/saying-good-bye/ Despite the heat, Jim was feeling good so we took a taxi to The West Lake to see the legendary pink lotus flowers in bloom. They bloom only in the heat of August, and some of the plants can reach six feet tall. Lotus leaves have ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/08/12/sight-seeing-for-a-day/ Jim woke up around nine o'clock last night, got up and had a good dinner. I ordered tofu and vegetables, cashew chicken--but hold the chicken (yes, they think I'm crazy) and white rice. The cashew chicken is cooked with vegetables, carrots, cucumber, etc. in a great ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/08/09/the-countdown/ Today is Wednesday, August the 8th, and it's Jim's fourth and "final spinal" stem cell transfer. It's also the first day of Fall here in Hangzhou, and as if on cue the sky has cleared to a beautiful blue with puffy white clouds. It's the first non-grey, not hazy, clear ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/08/09/jims-final-spinal/ I smell a little like a campfire today. It's from our freshly laundered clothes, delivered to our hospital room yesterday. They have that tell-tale stiff feel and slightly smokey smell of clean clothes hung out on a clothesline to dry in the city. I appreciate that about the ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/08/06/16/ It's difficult to write about a bad day for Jim, as I don't want to cause worry to our friends and family so far away. So I want you to know that I'm writing this from the perspective of Sunday morning, and Jim is fine and back to normal. Friday, however, ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/08/05/a-rollercoaster-ride/ Jim had his third stem cell treatment (second spinal) on Wednesday, August the 1st. He had electro and physical therapy in the morning, but choose to cut short the acpuncture. The electric currents attached to the acpuncture needles are a little tough for him to handle and he wanted to ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/08/05/stem-cell-treatment-3/ The 20th floor smelled like cooked cabbage for the entire first week we were here. We blamed it on the Irish boys next door but they said it was the Hungarians, and then we suspected it might be a plumbing problem. After all, a plunger was on the required ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/08/01/making-the-tea/ Our dear friends in Hangzhou offered to put us in touch with a very respected Chinese doctor and professor, Dr. Wu Bo-Ping, who would evaluate Jim and prescribe any Chinese herbal medicine that he thought would be beneficial. Early Monday morning President Meng sent a car to the hospital ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/08/01/the-medicine-man/ Jim is feeling good today and back at his physical therapy and acpuncture routine. While we haven't noticed any "wow factor" changes, I continue to be amazed at what his physical therapist gets Jim to do physically. The workout is intense, and although he's tired afterwards, he says it feels ... http://stemcellschina.com/blog/thrower/2007/07/29/so-far-so-good/