Everything You Wanted to know about Stem Cell Therapy …

The BIG DAY arrived and I brought Finley in for her appointment. She ate and did everything as normal.I was anxious simply because, I'm a mom. I thought, "What if she has some crazy reaction and dies?!" My husband smiled and said, "No one has ever died from stem cell treatments. It's like getting a huge boost of amino acids injected into your body. They are super nutrients! It's the medicine of the future, we are so lucky to be doing this for Finley- it's awesome!" He's always been the optimistic type. Let it be a testament as to how you can KNOW something is good and still be anxious. That's motherhood at it's finest.

About 30 minutes before the appointment she took a dose of her prescription Diazepam. Which I really hate giving to her, even though it's prescribed for her to be taking nightly (it can help with muscle spasms - but thankfully she doesn't have them). If she were to be doing this in a hospital, it's the same medication they would give her before they administer the IV to be putting her under anesthesia. It brought her to a nice, calm, and happy place.

She was very relaxed, but still watched intently as the staff positioned themselves around her. The Doctor administered the IV. Once everything was situated, I feel like he could sense my heart beating out of my chest. He held the large syringe of Stem Cells and said, "Let's Pray first." It was such a beautiful and calming prayer, his heart for Christ is just so amazing.He administered the Stem Cells into her IV, and then took a small amount and sprayed it into her nose. He told me that studies show how the cells will multiply about a dozen times or more once they are in the body, and that administering through the nasal cavity ensures they penetrate into the brain -where her injury is. (Which he also mentioned in his initial message.)She didn't love that part, but who loves having an odd smelling liquid sprayed up their nose? It does have a very distinct scent.

I asked about side effects again.The only side effect would be if she were allergic to the Sulfa that the cells were stored in. Some patients reported headaches.Sulfa is common in antibiotics, which she's taken- so I brought Benadryl just in case (Mama Bear on duty)- but we were confident she was going to be just fine. (She was. Thank you Lord.)

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