Modern Medicine
forgemonkey
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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’ ,,,,,,, 😂😱😎
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Incredible
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.
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 🇺🇲
I am still here because of modern medicine.By pass surgery 8 years ago.
Open aorta repair here last fall,split wide open.
My youngest brother had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that causes bone lesions among other things. . He lived with it for sixteen years, four years ago, he had tumors throughout his body and he volunteered for an experimental treatment called CART Cell treatment.
The blood from his body was taken and technicians manipulated his DNA so it only attacked the cancer cells. The blood was then put back in his body. It worked gang busters. The main side effect was as the cancer cells died they caused a high temperature and flu like symptoms that passed with days. He was one of the first to be treated and soon his body was cancer free. What happened next was not expected. The cancer killer cells started to act like Pacman and got into his spinal column and attacked his brain. He died within several days.
I was called by the head of Cancer Research at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC, and was asked if the could do an autopsy on Mike. Mike and I had a discussion about this and he wanted them to have access to his body. Several weeks later the Doctor called me back to thank me and tell what they learned. The knowledge gained was passed around the world and other Myeloma patients that received the CART cell treatment were helped. The doctors learned that they had to tone down the procedure, and it was more successful, but not a cure…..yet. My brother had brass balls. Ironically today is his birthday, he would have been Sixty-four.
For sure!
I also had a coronary bypass X5 about 10 years ago. So far I'm still kicking.
Joe
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
I wouldn't be here without it; Twice…