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May 1
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Members discussed a sales pitch for stem cell IV therapy for MS, with most agreeing it felt like a scam due to the high cost and lack of... Read more

Members discussed a sales pitch for stem cell IV therapy for MS, with most agreeing it felt like a scam due to the high cost and lack of insurance coverage. Several members shared that while stem cell treatment is not FDA-approved or available in North America for MS, there is anecdotal evidence it has helped some people, with one member recalling a family friend who gained years of better quality of life after a procedure abroad. A recurring theme was that the treatment is too expensive, not yet perfected, and would require traveling overseas, making it out of reach for most.

A MyMSTeam Member

@A MyMSTeam Member: Back in the late 70’s or 80’s there was a lady my parents knew who had Stem Cell Procedure.

She had MS

Ok, Her husband and her were very well to do. If I remember correctly they flew to Munich and she had it done.

It apparently gave her life a boost. From being in a wheel chair to walking and then some decline came back and she was on a cane.

That was HER experience. Overall from what my parents shared she had a decade of *much better quality of life, still having symptoms but they were all significantly milder.

I don’t know if she is even alive today but it sounded like it did her good but decline came back to a degree.

But, it was ALL out of pocket $$$. I’m sure results vary per patient.

I’m fairly certain it would have been in the hundreds of thousands of dollars at that time.

Everything revolves around money, it’s sad! Maybe a cure some day. If there is one, it would have to be via infusion.

It would be very aggressive and not a pill or a brain surgery process.

It would, I surmise, have to be intravenous to work with blood and involve cells like *we cannot even imagine.

My subjective 2 cents

May 2 (edited)
A MyMSTeam Member
May 2
A MyMSTeam Member

Was he also selling bridges?

May 1
A MyMSTeam Member

Definitely a scam

May 1
A MyMSTeam Member

Thankyou.......
Danny Olivier's.....
God bless you Greatly
Have a joyful day
Many ❤️ Blessings ❤️ 🙌 🙏 ✨️

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