Could Stem Cells combat Aspergillosis ? ?

[Richard_Catalyst]

I was diagnosed in May, '18 with an Aspergillosis thing about 5 cm in diameter, which occurred in a 'void' in my upper right lung. The void was a result of near-fatal pneumonia pseudomonas aeruginosa, in the fall of 2015, when I was only age 72.

Am now (since mid-May) taking variconizole by Rx, and will have a cat scan tomorrow, with MD and chest radiologist looking at it.

Soon I will have a stem cell injection (my own cells, from adipose tissue) to fix my right knee and so avoid that surgery. That is a legal and amazing therapy which shows us the really awesome future of medicine.

Please let me know of any stem cell treatments for Aspergillis. If I can afford it on my meager income, I will use them systemically by IV. That is a general therapy which several leaders in the field use regularly (doctors who have worked with stem cells for more than ten years).

Very best wishes to all of you and to all whom you hold dear,

Richard

[ks1966]

Hi. Where will you get the stem cell therapy. Thanks

[Richard_Catalyst in reply to ks1966]

There are more than 400 stem cell clinics in the United States, and a very big and good one in Panama (built by a US stem cell MD). Where are you ? ? ?

[ks1966 in reply to Richard_Catalyst]

Hi. I'm in Beirut.

[Richard_Catalyst in reply to ks1966]

You will need to go to Panama, to Texas, or to other locations of your choice. You can just google for them, or tell me where you want to go in the US, and perhaps I can find one for you to contact. I'll be offline for the rest of the day.

[GAtherton Administrator Fungal Infection Trust]

Great question! I gave a talk on this recently - see facebook.com/DrGrahamAthert...

Stem cell have huge potential for replacing and repairing lung tissue and massive advances in this field of research have been made. It is not yet available as a treatment for lung damage as there are significant potential risks but many optimistic researchers claim some aspect of repair will be available in 5 years - I would suggest 10 is more realistic for most of us.

NOTE: There are many other areas of health also going to be heavily influenced by stem cells (as there are different stem cells for every different region or organ in our bodies) and some procedures are further advanced compared with others. The Panama clinic mentioned below seems to be carrying out some procedures that are likely to be regarded as experimental by mainstream doctors in the US and UK. Most would prefer to know a lot more such research is done to show the use of stem cell is safe and effective before using it on their patients - for example stem cells are known to potentially form tumours stemcell.ny.gov/faqs/what-a...

[Richard_Catalyst in reply to GAtherton]

Thank you for that NY.gov reference. It postulates imaginary risks of rejection, which would be vastly improbable as we extract our own stem cells from our own fat tissues, then concentrate them by centrifuge for injection in our own bodies, wherever needed or as systemic, by IV. Additional speculation regarding possible, potential risks are consistent with political objectives of powerful entities whose greed is fed by the US medical systems -- surgeons and big pharma.

I invite you and anyone else to learn the truths of stem cells, which I and many others believe are the future of medicine. You can explore Stem Cell Docu Series

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Jeff Hays produced a nine-DVD documentary which is so professionally done, and truthful, featuring MDs and PhDs who have pioneered Stem Cell knowledge and therapies for more than 15 years. I have seen it and sent the series to my best friend, who will use it as a probable cure for his Parkinson's.

Google it, follow the science, and hear testimony of patients. Last year, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 810, making the therapies legal, and the leader of stem cell therapy, who built the huge clinics in Panama, is now advising the implementation of the cures in Texas.

Time to learn the wonderful future of medicine. The only thing these cells won't do is change our white hair back to prior, natural colors.

Peace and Love to you and to all whom you hold dear.

[GAtherton Administrator Fungal Infection Trust in reply to Richard_Catalyst]

I don't think anyone is disputing that the use of stem cells will bring about a revolution in medicine. There are some examples of experimental work that are hugely encouraging. However where people's health is concerned doctors are obliged to be very conservative about change.

We have no long-term data on safety or efficacy yet. That is where much more work is needed before anything goes 'mainstream'. For example there may well be several different types of Parkinson's and stem cells might well not work for them all.

A major issue is going to be about scale as every patient will need to have their own treatment developed personally. This is not going to be a medication that can be mass produced, nor is it yet likely to be something that can be intravenously injected. There are no doubt huge amounts of money to be made doing this for 'big pharma' but instead of huge factories churning out chemical drugs it is going to need huge factories taking in tissue samples in order to isolate/generate a few precious stem cells which are really difficult to find, grow them and then return those cells to the individual that donated them. This is all going to take weeks to do for each person. Not easy to achieve and there is no precedent, this kind of thing has never been attempted before.

michaeljfox.org/foundation/...

At the moment we have a few people being treated experimentally in highly specialised laboratories, and it looks like a few who can buy a few courses of treatment in Panama (though not for Parkinsons). How would we treat the 60 000 people diagnosed with (for example) Parkinson's in the US every year? There are over 6 million people currently living with Parkinsons, how do we choose the very few we might be able to treat in a few years time? There are massive challenges yet to be overcome, no lack of incentive for 'big pharma' to invest.

To give this some perspective, the first antibiotic was discovered in 1928. Back then they could only produce a few litres at a time to perhaps treat a few hundred or thousand people. It took another 20-30 years, US industrial skill that followed up UK scientific expertise and a world war for antibiotics to become widely available to millions.

[Richard_Catalyst in reply to GAtherton]

Thank you, Dr Atherton, for your cautious advice.

The Stem Cell Reality is a medical advance which is already here. You ask about treating 60,000 people. Right now there are only 400+ stem cell clinics in the United States, and I do not know how many worldwide. They will treat millions and millions, as this therapy cannot be suppressed. This is even beyond the dreams of Harry Potter, who really introduced us to magical concepts (Big low bow to J.K. Rowling; Hats Off in awesome admiration).

It is not a matter of a godlike coterie of "We" choosing who gets to be treated or whose life is saved. Many of the "God Doctors" have lost their cachet due to greed and alliance with the greed of the industry we know as "Big Pharma", which has demonstrated huge overcharges for drugs from amoxicillin to zocor.

We are entering a realm in which the patient chooses. The most superior clinics will thrive, expand and prosper as they serve millions of patients. Read on to see how simple this can be --- this reality of using our own cells to cure our own ailments.

The leaders of this technology have made astounding advances, and the applications are increasing daily. My previous post gave the website which has the nine DVD documentary, which is so professional, eye-opening and speaks truth.

We all have stem cells in most body tissues. Our fat (adipose tissues) contain 200 times the amount of stem cells in our bone marrow. They are 'harvested' by simple liposuction, then concentrated by centrifuge and injected into a body part which needs repair. They can be encouraged to reproduce exponentially in the lab, and 'given direction' to achieve certain benefits, such as reducing the adverse effects of diseases such as Parkinson's and many others.

These cells belong to us, and we have a right to use such a personal thing in ways which have now been proven to work very well. Patients call it 'just magical'. The use of our cells is not subject to patents, tho some procedures are, and rightly so, in my opinion, as the MDs and PhDs who have worked for 15 plus years and developed new techniques and technologies, deserve rewards.

Here in the United States I can get my knee fixed for about $4,000, with a liposuction in the morning and an injection of MY OWN cells in the afternoon.

That avoids a painful and expensive surgical expense and the tribulations of recovery.

This is not some really experimental 'new' thing. Big 'established' medicine tried early to diss it by saying the stem cell researchers were using cells from aborted babies, which was not true, and could not work; Fetal stem cells are busy creating babies, and are not for curing after live birth.

Our stem cells from our fat do real heavy lifting in curing what ails us, and we see cures of previously 'incurable' diseases and conditions, using one's own stem cells. Not magic, just the future of medicine. My previous posts suggest googling it and learning, or contacting the folks who made a fabulous documentary.

I encourage you and all others to learn about Stem Cells and to pass this knowledge on. This is real; Specialized knowledge is already in practice, and is increasing rapidly; There is no need to 'wait and see'.

Very respectfully yours, Richard

[GAtherton Administrator Fungal Infection Trust in reply to Richard_Catalyst]

Hi Richard

I applaud your passion in exploring an exciting new field of medicine. Many of the older people amongst us have heard similar stories many times over the years, so forgive those who advise caution. I will certainly try to update this thread when there is more solid evidence in relation to repairing the damage caused by fungal infection using stem cells.

Doctors have to be cautious, your lives are in their hands. Changes are probably coming, we just have to iron out the problems first

The most recent review I can find on the likely success of cartilage replacement via stem cells is here ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

Note the conclusion "Despite the multiple promising mechanisms of action of stem cell-based therapies for cartilage repair, supported by advances in bioengineering and biomaterials to exploit the full potential of stem cells, it is not yet possible to achieve engineered cartilage possessing identical properties as native cartilage [17, 278]. Several concerns have to be addressed when considering these therapies for large-scale human translation."

I would prefer to put my health and those of my family in the hands of clinicians prepared to show caution and to ensure a procedure is 1. safe and 2. effective before proceeding. Those who practice in countries where those values are less well regulated are risk takers in a world where life & health seems a little cheaper blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethic...