Posted 9/3/2024 4:05 AM (GMT -5)
running wild:
As previously mentioned, I know someone who traveled to Israel to receive stem cell therapy for Multiple Sclerosis. Of course, your situation and stem cell procedure are different. However, I wanted to share a bit of what she went through, in hopes it might offer some encouragement about what the human body can endure.
At a high level, the process involved the doctors collecting her stem cells from her blood. Next, she received chemotherapy to destroy her immune system. Next, she received the infusion of her own stem cells back into her bloodstream. From there, the stem cells would migrate to her bone marrow and hopefully build a new, non-aggressive and healthy immune system.
Again, that's a high level summary. Through the process, she was terribly sick from the chemotherapy, weak, vomited a lot, lost weight, lost all her hair, and was confined to her hospital room (and even her bed) for quite a while. This was over a decade ago, so I don't recall how long she was in Israel, but it was several months.
She made a full recovery, including regrowing her hair and no longer having any of the initial symptoms that caused her to (eventually) first consult with her doctor and get evaluated. But, it took time. Also, being sick, the passage of time seemed much slower.
My point here is to illustrate that, no matter what any of us are enduring, whether it's a disease or a treatment for said disease, at a cellular level, our bodies are always working to repair, regenerate, and heal. Luckily, this happens without our conscious awareness or involvement, just like our breath and heartbeat.
I mean, good grief, look at Keith Richards! He's proof that, despite one's deliberate efforts to cause injury, our bodies keep working for us. While meant to be funny, it's also true. Look at how some people harm themselves for multiple decades with highly-processed and chemical-laden junk foods, smoking, alcohol, and drugs. In some cases, maybe all of these. Yet, every molecule in the body is working to heal.
This healing is happening in you this very moment. It always has been. It always will be.
Now, because I know very little about stem cell and exosome therapy for Lyme and autoimmune conditions, I spent about 30 minutes using Microsoft Copilot (A.I. tool) and reading several websites it provided for further information. In reading through the material and the customer testimonials, a common theme I noticed was the need for time to heal.
In the testimonials where patients mentioned their timeline, the shortest time mentioned was two weeks. At two weeks, they noted they were beginning to see an improvement. It wasn't complete healing in two weeks, it was the point where they could definitely notice a positive change. One person cited three weeks and others noted one and two months. These were people using stem cell therapy for a variety of conditions, so it wasn't specific to Lyme or Sjogren's. Still, across numerous people and multiple health conditions, time was a common factor.
Finally, it might be easy to forget all you have endured, over the years and decades. For you, it's not been just Lyme and/or co-infections. When we're in the middle of suffering, our only focus is stopping the suffering and getting through to the other side. Recall that your decision to undergo stem cell and exosome therapy was not made quickly or lightly. In fact, it's something you investigated for years. Your decision to finally give it a try was because nothing else was working for you up until that point. You tried the therapy, because the path you were on felt unstainable. You were choosing between a known negative and a potential positive. Really, was there a choice at all?
Be sure to stay in close contact with the providers at the stem cell clinic, so they can provide guidance. I'd also suggest you involve any of your other healthcare providers, if you have not already done so. It may be good to have additional eyes and ears on your situation. Like everyone else here, I wish the best for you! If there's anything I can do to help, don't hesitate to e-mail me directly.
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