In order to participate in the GunBroker Member forums, you must be logged in with your GunBroker.com account. Click the sign-in button at the top right of the forums page to get connected.

Modern Medicine

forgemonkeyforgemonkey Member Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭✭
edited August 16 in General Discussion

Good friend has had a form of Leukemia for several years. It progressed to the point that the Dr’s exhausted all options.

They finally located a a match for stem cell replacement. They killed his stem cells via of chemotherapy and radiation before replacement.

He was in the hospital for three weeks in a sterile environment prior to the replacement procedure. No visitors, period, no seasoning of any kind in his food. All hospital personnel were gowned and some type of ‘gizmo’ mask before entering his room.

Before the procedure the Doctors advised he had a 20% chance of death. And any infection could be fatal.

He has progressed to the point the Doctors have stopped just short of calling it a miracle.

He will be discharged next week but no visitors for six weeks. Only phone calls.


There is a minor ‘drawback’ ,,,,,, his blood analysis in the future will trace to a woman in England. I told him from now on we will call him ‘Nancy’ ,,,,,,, 😂😱😎

Comments

  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 59,946 ******
  • jltrentjltrent Member Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 16

    A neighbor had almost the exact same thing. He had Leukemia about 5 years before and after treatment was in remission and it came back. On the second go around, they did the stem cell treatment from a woman in Washington state who was a match. It worked for a while. He was over 60 which lowers the percentages of it working. If younger might have held.

  • Kevin_LKevin_L Member Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭✭

    That's a great story to hear. I'm glad 'Nancy' is doing OK.

    🇺🇲 "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson 🇺🇲

  • buddybbuddyb Member Posts: 5,365 ✭✭✭✭

    I am still here because of modern medicine.By pass surgery 8 years ago.

  • walleyemanwalleyeman Member Posts: 131 ✭✭

    Open aorta repair here last fall,split wide open.

  • Bubba Jr.Bubba Jr. Member Posts: 8,304 ✭✭✭✭

    I also had a coronary bypass X5 about 10 years ago. So far I'm still kicking.

    Joe

  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,219 ✭✭✭✭

    Amazing what can be done

    Glad your friend is doung food

    sad part the $$$$ bills afterwards

    as for me By pass 20 years ago at age 47 it was widow maker 99% blocked long story but a great heart doctor and hospital and out standing wife and kids nursed me thru it

  • bambihunterbambihunter Member Posts: 10,765 ✭✭✭

    I wouldn't be here without it; Twice…

    Fanatic collector of the 10mm auto.
Sign In or Register to comment.