"Plenty of places to get stem cell therapy, if you only want the basics PRP Patelet Rich Plasma by IV or Nebulizer I have seen it on offer $1K or $2K. All of This is outpatient treatment and common now. I do not see prices for a treatment of all 3 combined being more than $5K in the future............."
Yes, it would be nice if insurance covered treatment, but it's not going to happen in the near future. Orthopedics will come first, in my opinion. The prices you mention are not something I see as common, nor is the treatment you've described or are you stating that outpatient treatment is common? You have me a bit confused.
Prices from around 10 Places ranged from High $12K to $5K for the stem cell treatment/transpant itself.. Additional treatments and meds would be up to each person I would think. Acupuncture, laser treatment, heat therapy, after treatment medications on and on and on would be just that, additional.
It is already a crap shoot if Stem Cell transplant does anything to help COPD and adding multiples that also have no known/proven track record would be considered add ons and nothing to do with the stem cell therapy itself. Myself I would give all additional treatments/money makers/fillers a pass unless it's benefits have some proof. Anything other than getting the Stem Cells themselves from one place to the
LUNGS is pretty much eye candy and more costly hope and dreams of help.
I sure wish someone could post some proven additional add ons,,, then we could all just look for who provides that services.
BioHeart does conduct studies under an IRB. Patients who wish to participate must meet certain inclusion criteria and agree to follow up after treatment. The Lung Institute treatment is not a simple prp/nebulizing treatment. There is more involved. I don't believe they even offer bone marrow treatments. I would not agree with your statement about BioHeart being a fly by night operation. That's really not a fair or accurate description.
Bioheart website is less than helpful and non professional compared to many others who provide Stem Cell transplant that have been in the stem cell field much less time. ( BioHeart reminds me of the movie show me the money)
The IRB was it more than a way to get around the no stem cell treatment of past ( they use 2nd party people and facilities for the transplant). Charging you and then doing a follow up questionnaire or phone call is the same as others without IRB is doing on this
unknown treatment. I have not talked to any offering the service that are not doing follow up check ups on clients ( not patients who must return for check ups and further treatment). We will call you and keep tabs on ya!
Lung institute, I wish I would of kept the e-mails, but basically for the stem cell transplant $12K ( nothing stuck in my mind that they were
doing more than others, get the stem cells out liposuction and back in by IV,,,, no special sauce that I remember that would put them
above others). Their PRP treatment by IV was $7K by itself if one wanted a cheaper alternative to adipose from fat treatment.
pretty much they all are using similar equipment and processing of the cells the same.
Patients need to be vigilant when choosing a clinic. Unfortunately, using price/location alone as a guideline, is not always the best way to determine which treatment/doctor/clinic is best for someone. Also, when asking about the costs, patients should inquire about post treatment options/requirements - medications, supplements, additional treatments, etc. These costs are usually additional.