Found no insurance to pay for it. Dr Kruse is also sports doctor for the U of Toledo. I talked with people who had it done and they were satisfied. I was looking for options and felt i was running out of time. I know they use REGENEXX as their company who provides information and training. They have an interesting web site . Check it out.
Surprisingly my ortho surgeon was interested in this and is now sending people to the doctor to try it out. Other surgeons are saying it doesn't work. If it would cost me a new boat i waould probably say the same thing.

@cobweb Win, that's a lot of money to spend for a treatment that may not work. I think I will go the traditional route unless something changes in the meantime.
I just googled regenerative medicine and it turns out that one of the proponents of it lives in my town! Dean Kamen also invented the segway, a portable dialysis machine, a wearable insulin pump, and a wheel chair that can go up and down steps. We see him around town occasionally and in local restaurants. He seems like a really good guy, not friendly, but overall the type who looks for things to invent that will help people. My son met him a number of times around when he was much younger and he has always been nice to him.
http://www.unionleader.com/business/kamen-to-lead-294m-effort-in-manchester-millyard-to-grow-human-organs-on-industrial-scale-20161222
http://www.unionleader.com/Kamen-predicts-Millyard-will-be-a-hotbed-of-regenerative-medicine
JK

your right about the money but i am a gardener and i can get on my left knee. I went through a lot of pain to find out it was not working for me. I still have pain in my TKR. I see it as a coin flip. I made the decision to not have TKR and it has worked out for now. Good luck.

Thanks for info. The gamble is - pay $4500. - maybe live happily ever after, or go through tkr; long recovery and hope all goes well - recuperate (how long) then maybe live happily ever after or NOT!

Hi @mari,
You do have a big decision, but thought I'd mention my experience. I've had two successful TKR that have given me back my life. I didn't know much about stem cell treatments when I had them done, and still don't know how long these treatments last compared to TKR. Does anyone know? I do know that if you decide on a TKR it's important to get a doctor that does at least 50 a year. Good luck with whatever you decide. I'd like to know how it goes.

Thanks for info.
Mari