Stem Cell Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Bmichael

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Joined : Nov 2021

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Posted 11/25/2021 4:26 PM (GMT 0)

I am considering stem cell therapy instead of a replacement for my knee as well as ankles. Was wondering if anyone has done stem cell therapy recently to treat pain and stiffness associated with rheumatoid and if so what results did you have? Did it work? For how long? Any side effects?
I know insurance doesn’t cover this procedure so wanting to see what results others may have had before investing a lot of $ to this therapy.
Thanks

straydog

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Posted 11/26/2021 7:28 PM (GMT 0)

Bmichael, we had a couple of members on here a couple of years ago that tried stem cell therapy. Both had fear of surgery & did stem cell, it was not successful & they ended up having surgery. They said the only success was emptying out their checking & savings accounts & they were very regretful in their decisions. You are correct, insurance will not pay for it because it is not FDA approved. Stem cell therapy is currently approved for a few selected conditions. It may one day be the new treatment after more clinical trials & studies.

Find yourself an orthopedic that specializes in knees only rather than an orthopedic that treats everything. Good luck.

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