I had my ICD replaced in April, followed by a Gall Bladder removal (old fashioned operation) in May that held up my stem cell procedure which would have been done this week in Santo Domingo, D.R. (bummer!)
Because I am on Coumadin I was taken off this medicine four days before each operation as having a Coumidin reading of more than 1.5 I was told would be too thin for the procedures. Indeed my gall bladder operation was delayed by a day because my Coumadine reading was 1.6. My questions for those who have had cardiac related Stem Cell treatment and are on Coumadin..
1. Did you go through an instruction to stop Coumadine for a short period or was another drug therapy used which could be quite dangerous...such as Trasylol..which accounted for many known deaths during cardiac procedures.
2. There seems to be a dedicated timetable regarding when the blood is drawn, sent to Israel and returned on a specific date..about a week, and the implantation takes place almost immediately.
Does anyone know what effect a delay caused by an unforeseen event during the week after the blood has gone through it's stem cell procedures due to possibly unforeseen illness, hurricane etc. Is there a limited "shelf life" to the individual's returned "stem cell" blood.?
Because I am on Coumadin I was taken off this medicine four days before each operation as having a Coumidin reading of more than 1.5 I was told would be too thin for the procedures. Indeed my gall bladder operation was delayed by a day because my Coumadine reading was 1.6. My questions for those who have had cardiac related Stem Cell treatment and are on Coumadin..
1. Did you go through an instruction to stop Coumadine for a short period or was another drug therapy used which could be quite dangerous...such as Trasylol..which accounted for many known deaths during cardiac procedures.
2. There seems to be a dedicated timetable regarding when the blood is drawn, sent to Israel and returned on a specific date..about a week, and the implantation takes place almost immediately.
Does anyone know what effect a delay caused by an unforeseen event during the week after the blood has gone through it's stem cell procedures due to possibly unforeseen illness, hurricane etc. Is there a limited "shelf life" to the individual's returned "stem cell" blood.?