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Stem Cell Therapy for Arthritic Knees
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Jul 5 8:22am | Replies (301)Comment receiving replies
HI Dee. Sorry to hear about your insurance. Maybe coverage in the near future will change as more and more results are published about the benefits of stem cells and PRP. How long did your PRP injection work for you? Was it a couple of months or longer? Were you still having pain two or three months after your PRP injections? What made you want to have stem cell injections instead of continuing the PRP injections? I will find out in the near future if my knees meet my insurance company's definition of "medical necessity". Wish me good luck!
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I didn't answer your questions @scsm! So here are my replies:
Q: How long did your PRP injection work for you? Was it a couple of months or longer?
A: Still working! Lower Back -- Over 2 years and still OK. Knees -- Over 1 year, but I heard a "crack" 2 months ago, as I hyper-extended my left knee, so I am having some pain now (going up the stairs). I fear I have a tear in the lateral meniscus! But didn't get it checked yet.
Q: Were you still having pain two or three months after your PRP injections?
A: Yes, but less pain. It really took 4 months to see progress. From the 4th month, the progress steadily grew for both lower back and knees. At around 20 months or so, my back was painless!
I will add that I fell twice (on steps) in 2018. I thought I would not be able to even move! But nothing like that happened. I had NO back pain, NO issues! My falls were about 23 months following the back procedures. I fell forward and down 3 flights of stairs in my first fall ... Somersaulted down several steps and hit my back several times as I was falling, and ended up in the sitting position ... NO back pain!
Q: What made you want to have stem cell injections instead of continuing the PRP injections?
A: The doctor suggested Stem Cells for my knees right away (in place of PRP), because Stem Cell treatments are a much better AND permanent solution. However, I was and still am taking Statins for my cholesterol. In order for Stem Cells procedures to be effective, you need to be off of Statins for 3+ months. My Primary Doctor did not agree with staying off the statins at that time. He wanted to see if PRP would be sufficient. Now, he agrees I can be off Statins, "IF" the pain, and/or tears in the meniscus reappear.
My doctor put me on certain vitamins that help promote the PRP and Stem Cell healing process. Different vitamins for the two procedures, I am still on the ones he gave me for the PRP!
If you have any additional questions, do send them my way! I will be glad to provide my experience!
--Dee
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Good luck I did tfe stem cells with tge pro this past year I could barely walk I’m doing great
I have had just thee prp in my shoulder this past year It helped but now I’m going to do the stem cells to repair with tge prp prayers it works as good as my knees
Always takes a chance but I don’t want more surgery I had enough In my studies
I need tfe stem cells to complete tfe repair just don’t want the arm to getvwirst tgat i dibt have this option
I talked to a few at tge clinic I gobtobsnd tgeir arms are doing good tge ones with tge knees are doing good to I’m in this a year so far good
I read that prp can only do so much with tge tear bd arthritis I needed more