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« on: February 19, 2014, 11:07:29 PM »
http://www.hsci.harvard.edu/newsroom/kidney-repair-shop
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Diagnosised FSGS via biopsy 11/2006
Started Dialysis 5/2009
hemo-dialysis except 9.09-6.10 = peritoneal then back to hemo
currently in center hemo 3x per week
Evaluation for transplant July 2010
Almost received transplant 8.13
repeated calls and admissions for transplant since then but no kidney yet
3.1.14 got ideal kidney and having exceptional recovery - creatine went from 8.5 to 1.1 in less than 2 weeks.
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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2014, 10:10:35 AM »
Here is some more recent research.  I heard about this on TV just a few weeks ago, and it's very exciting.  The idea is that if you can get a damaged solid organ to work up to at least 25% capacity, then that would be enough for the patient to have a good quality of life.  Thanks for your post, lunadatura!  I think this is a very promising area of research.

http://www.renalandurologynews.com/stem-turned-kidney-cells-pave-path-to-organ-regeneration/article/326932/
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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2014, 03:44:27 PM »
Wow! These articles are amazing. So much research and now the results are coming in. Is there hope?
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2014, 08:38:31 AM »
There's always hope, but realistically, it's over the rainbow, years away from development.  It can't come soon enough to save everyone a ton of money, and save kidney patients the pain.
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