sugarfarm in Denton, TX had it done and it really helped her. My sister is going to have it done the 28th. My oncologist said he worked with it when he was in Dallas and it is great.

There are no stem cell treatments for COPD that have been proven to work. The companies that offer them have lots of testimonials from people who would have you believe that they came to the center weighed down by their O2, on inhaler after inhaler, unable to do anything but cough and gasp, and after treatment, they threw their O2 away, tossed their meds and went skipping down the sidewalk. Ask the people fronting these organizations for any proof that their treatment works, such as, increase in FEV1, reduction in use of O2, reduced medications, improvement in 6 minute walk, or even improvement in quality of life as measured by any of the clinically approved measures (St. George, CAT, etc.) and they get very quiet. My friend, Dr. Robert Sandhaus, a world renowned pulmonologist at National Jewish in Denver, calls it "snake oil". There's a reason neither Medicare nor any insurance company will pay for the treatment. And there's a reason they're charging $3000 to $10,000 for treatment: they want your money.

That said, most of the clinicians and researchers in COPD I know believe that the cure will probably have something to do with stem cells, and there are remarkable things being done in regenerative medicine at a number of universities and research centers, so there is progress being made. There just aren't any treatments now that have had any success.

I asked a few questions of the company in TX that does this operation. My problem is t he cost.....$7,000.00. It sure sounds like it's worth it tho!

barbo, here is a link to the thread from sugarfarm:
Several post here: https://www.mycopdteam.com/users/susarfarm
Yes, I will let you know how my sister comes out. sugarfarm said she saw some results right away but it takes up to six months.

where was it done? will u let me know if the treatments worked for your sister