Sounds great - :Clap-Hands: How many times do you have to return to insure that these injections work? & is there some kind of guaranty for return?

I am just happy for you that you've had this great experience

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK :big_grin: & CONGRATS :Clap-Hands:

June

Rich - How bad was your walking before the stem cell treatment? Do you have to wear an orthotic? Can you walk barefoot (no shoes, or no devices?), can you walk quickly? any feeling in the affected leg? All before the stem cell treatments. It seems many of your posts have to do with how nice the medical staff was and how nice the facility was - what I'd like to hear about is how you are measuring improvement in your body....what your body was like before and what it is like now after the stem cell tx. Also when do you plan to return to Kiev? thanks very much - my husband is a left-hemi and can not walk barefoot - he must have an orthotic on and walks very slowly :chat:

the therapy definately improved my walking...it improved my stamina and the actual gait itself...i don't know what other details i can present about this...i was walking prior to the treatment as i've stated in previous posts...

i do use an afo often (not in my home and sometimes not for short trips outside) and i can walk barefoot...the speed of my walking has improved...as i've stated before, i can forward my right (unaffected) leg further ahead of my left leg now while keeping safely balanced using a small based quad cane...yes my affected leg has feeling...i'm now working with a new pt to get back dorsiflexion and plantarflexion...(i have something between trace and some plantarflexion)...altho i certainly did want to communicate how nice the entire staff in kiev was i trust that i also communicated that they were all highly competent and most importantly experts in the field of stem cell treatment...

i also started ot with a hand therapist today...i'm feeling good about the treatment protocol he outlined...i've had returns to my hand/arm but have been on a plateau for a while now...hopefully i'll get more as my body continues to heal...i've been out of the pt loop with my travels to florida and kiev...