Can platelet rich plasma injections replace the need for hip replacement?
I have a doctor who wants to take my bone marrow out, my blood, and my fat cells and then inject the stem cell mixture into my hips. They claim that this will recreate new cartilage in my hips and restore mobility from my arthritis. Has anyone heard of this or had any success? Or should I just get my hips replaced? I am 44 years old and not quite ready to go under the knife.
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I guess the most accurate answer to your Q is "maybe, maybe not". Read this study:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682411/
This is experimental. It doesn't seem that you would be harmed by the procedure. There is also no guarantee that you would be helped by it either.
Hip replacements, on the other hand, DO work. I've had both hips replaced in separate surgeries. By the time I had my surgeries I couldn't walk without a cane. Now I can walk miles, need no pain meds, have no limp, and can lead a normal life. I was very leery of having this surgery. I thought it was for old people. That's part of the reason that I put it off until I was in such bad shape. Basically I lost a few years of living because of my fears. Now I consider myself a poster child for hip replacement. Maybe someday researchers will discover a less invasive reliable way to replace or regenerate cartilage in arthritic joints. I hope that they do. Until then total replacement will remain the treatment of choice because it has stood the test of time and is so successful. (
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Donate my red cells or sell my plasma?
I've been donating blood for some years now, double red cell-
Recently a plasma place has opened up near my workplace, and I've switched over since I can use the extra money-
Of course this raises questions for me:
-Why are blood donors not compensated / "should" they be
-Is there a way possible to do both
-Is there lifesaving value of one product over the other
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you make a good point, im not sure why blood donors are not compensated, but i have heard of some people getting money for donating a certain amount of blood (maybe different states have different laws?). As for blood plasma, i heard you get around 30 bucks each time you donate, you have to sit there for 2 hours with a needle in your arm though and you can end up making around 300 bucks a month from what i've heard. (
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What is the life expectancy if a person found out to have a cancer of the bone marrow or plasma cells?
If at the age 45years old and a person had these type of cancer of the plasma, which are formed in the bone marrow, so what is the life expectancy in months or in years according statistics will the patiant still live longer than 20yrs? Is it one of the deadliest cancer? Do we really have a new medicine for these? How much does it cost or can we have for free? Out of 10,000 patients how many have this type of cancer? Thank you so much. GOD BLESS YOU.
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Well It is with great pleasure that in September of this year I will celebrate my 19th year cured from acute biphenotypic leukemia, meaning i had both acute myelogenous and acute lymphocytic leukemias combined. This was all due to an unrelated bone marrow transplant. In 1990 when I had my transplant my chances of survivng were less than 7 percent. I know things have improved enormously since then but I dont believe that medicine alone can determine ones chances of survivng. One really must believe that the possibilty of surviving exists and keep focused. I know there were people in the hospital at the same time as I was who had alot greater "chances" than I did that didnt survive because the thought of cancer was almost like a death sentence to them. As far as the cost of such, my medical expenses went over the $1 million mark the first year I was sick, I was insured by my job at the time so my medical coverage was the least of my problems. Had I not had insurance I would have never been a candidate for the bone marrow transplnt. Best of luck to you, God Bless. Anjanette (
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What are the short term effects of donating plasma?
I am in college and I work out and lift weight 4-5 times a week. I was thinking about donating plasma to get some extra cash, but I don't want to donate plasma if it will effect my lifting. How long does it take the body to replace the lost plasma? What are the short term effects? Since they put the red blood cells back into the person after they separate the plasma out, will it have any effect on physical activities?
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Probably the best thing to do would be to just donate whole blood. When you donate whole blood, your blood is separated into red blood cells, platelets and plasma. Besides, when you donate whole blood your blood can help several people who may need different components of your blood.
Usually when you donate whole blood your physical activities are restricted during the rest of the day after your donation, but after that you can go back on to living your normal life.
Also, it should be noted that if you're currently taking any antibiotics you'll be deferred from donating blood until you're done taking the antibiotic. (
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What can you eat to help your body replenish its plasma supply?
One of my kids has become a dedicated seller of plasma.
I have no control over whether or not he does this, so please don't tell me its a bad idea...
But he is open to some dietary advice
They do give you back your red blood cells, and they also give you a liter of normal saline to replenish your fluids, so what you've lost is "just" your plasma.
Any thoughts ?
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Plasma carries blood cells, nutrients, minerals, enzymes, hormones, and other proteins.
Here are some of the things that are in the plasma that is removed:
Water
Electrolytes: sodium, calcium, potassium, chlorine, phosphate, bicarbonate, magnesium.
Nutrients: like glucose
Proteins: albumin (which binds and carries things like hormones and medications), clotting factors, antibodies, enzymes, and hormones.
Healthy people can replenish the things in plasma fairly quickly if they eat and drink healthy things before and after giving plasma. If your son is 'dedicated' then he should be eating a balanced diet all the time; fluids are important, minerals are important-but it is safest to drink water for fluid and get the minerals from foods. Proteins are also important.
Go easy on empty-calorie foods; avoid sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks. Limit the amount of chips, cookies, brownies, cakes, or any highly processed carbs like white bread.
Eat lots of lean proteins: fish, chicken, lean beef, lean pork, soy, nonfat dairy, beans and brown rice.
Complex carbs, whole grains
Lots of fruits and veggies.
He should eat a light meal one or two hours before he gives plasma and drink extra water. I donated plasma for awhile; I'd eat one scrambled egg, a banana, whole grain oatmeal toast with apple butter, and two 12 oz glasses of water about an hour and a half before I went in to donate, and another glass of water and a glass of OJ about 30 minutes before my donation. (
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Selling blood cell plasma?
What is involved in the process? Are there any side effects or long term effects? Where can this be done?
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its not very hard. the first time you go in you get a complete physical. the total process including donating takes about 3 hours. After the first time, its pretty simple. they check your iron level and pulse ask a few questions, and then you are in to donate. It only take about 1 hour to an hour and a half depending on how fast your body lets it. The donating process is a lot like donating blood. they stick the needle in your arm arm and remove the blood. Then it goes through this machine and it separates the plasma. the cool part is that after every 10-15 minutes, they put the nutrients found in plasma back into your body. its at room temparture so it feels cold going in and tingly. they just keep repeating this process until your plasma bag is full and then you are done. you go collect your money and leave. Most the time they have a movie playing so it doesnt seem like its that long! (
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How long after donating whole blood do you need to wait before you donate plasma?
After donating one pint of whole blood (red cells) do you need to wait before donating plasma?
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Usually one month. It takes longer in between for blood donations, but most centres will allow a one month gap for plasma. Check with your local centre. (
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How much can you get paid for selling your plasma?
How much could I get paid if I can sold my plasma cells to a donation center?
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Any where from $20 to $25 a visit there is an incentive where if you donate twice in one week (atleast 48 hours after your last donation) you'll be given an extra $5. (
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A person has a genetic disease that prevents the phospholipids in the plasma membrane of the white blood cells?
from freely fusing with the other membranes within the cell. how would this disease affect phagocytosis|?
A. lysosomes would not be formed
B. facilitated diffusion would not occur
C. lysosomes would be formed lacking hydrolyic enzymes
D. the phagocytic vacuole would not fuse with the lysosome
E. endocytosis would not occur
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my mother has plasma cell leukaemia and there is no bone marrow match for her has she any chance???
Do you mean multiple myeloma ? Even if no complete cure is there , usually the condition can be stabilized by chemotherapy for a while , some people live up to 5 years .
Plasma cell cancer :
Multiple myeloma (also known as MM, myeloma, plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahler's disease after Otto Kahler) is a type of cancer of plasma cells which are immune system cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies. Its prognosis, despite therapy, is generally poor, and treatment may involve chemotherapy and stem cell transplant. It is part of the broad group of diseases called hematological malignancies.
Prognosis :
The International Staging System can help to predict survival, with a median survival of 62 months for stage 1 disease, 45 months for stage 2 disease, and 29 months for stage 3 disease.[2]
Cytogenetic analysis of myeloma cells may be of prognostic value, with deletion of chromosome 13, non-hyperdiploidy and the balanced translocations t(4;14) and t(14;16) conferring a poorer prognosis. The 11q13 and 6p21 cytogenetic abnormalities are associated with a better prognosis.
Prognostic markers such as these are always generated by retrospective analyses, and it is likely that new treatment developments will improve the outlook for those with traditionally 'poor-risk' disease (
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