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What is Cystic Fibrosis?

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that:
clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

SUCCESS!!!!!!!

Well.... they brought a Dr. Huang in first thing this morning before anyone touched my port. He waved his magic wand... put the needle (the size of a drill bit) in my port. Voila..... blood flow perfect and no OCCLUSIONS. We made it through all 6 cycles!


OH HAPPY DAY!!

Although the mechanisms are still being studied, it seems that when light-treated cells are re-infused into the patient, the number of overactive immune cells are reduced and the immune system is stimulated in a way that brings it back into balance.


My next 2 day treatment is August 25 and 26.

For now... I have to stay out of the sun light for 24 hours and wear sunglasses even inside. I have to keep as many lights out as possible. I can watch TV with my sunglasses on.

I arrived back home safely and do not feel any side effects at all.
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David / Betti said...

Wow. Scary. Glad it went well, and let's all hope that this is an effective treatment for you. Will this in any way help with your pulmonary functions? I hope they are heading upwards. Take care, and we'll keep in touch with your progress via this blog. Thanks for taking the time to post your progress.

David & Betti

August 6, 2008 at 8:07 AM

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