Today we went in to Juarez. Not bad...got in pretty fast.
11am- An IV is started on my mom and an infusion of growth factors, amino acids and proteins.
11:43am-Dr Karam begins to push in moms IV about 13 million stem cells (15 mL). It burned some but was done by 11:50am and the burning subsided shortly after.
11:58am- Dr Karam injects about 300,000 stem cells each injection into the area above her patella (knee cap) and one on either side of her calves into the myotendonal junctions. Those all hurt and burned but again, shortly after subsided.
Shortly after her infusion finished. She felt lightheaded as they expected but overall still doing great.
Mom and Dad then went into the hyperbaric chamber for a little over an hour. All went ok, just hurt moms ear (you know that terrible feeling you get when the plane is descending and nothing gets rid of it...that is the one feeling she can't get rid of right now).
After that I met mom with Dr Karam, Dr Saenz, and another doctor and I held moms hand as Dr. Saenz injected mom with growth hormones, growth factors and some other factors (forgot the name) into her throat, pituitary, all along her head, near her belly button and lower abdomen. It took about 20 minutes. Dr Saenz was amazing with the needle. Mom handled it all with a couple "ow's" and than a "that's it?"...so it went well.
We hopped in the car and all came back leaving the clinic aroudn 2:30pm. We are back at the hotel, mom is resting and we will venture out again for some Mexican food...I am determined to have good Mexican food other than at the hotel (which is really good).
That's it here on our front. Tomorrow more stem cells in the legs then hyperbaric...that should be it. We will talk tomorrow.
Love
J
J
Hey guys, thanks so much for doing this. Give my love to your Mom and Dad and don't forget how many of us are praying for all of you.
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Aunt Cuppy (aka Aunt Kate)