It’s been 7 years, and I have been in terrible pain. I could pick up a pin, I couldn’t pick up a snap, I couldn’t zip a zip, I couldn’t tie my shoes, and I couldn’t sew. I couldn’t use a pair of scissors; I was going crazy that I couldn’t do what I wanted to do. When I heard of Stem Cells I said, “that’s a dream come true, and it is a Dream come true.” I am able to do more, little by little each day and I get so excited, I tell everybody. People at our AA meeting cannot believe that Jerry can walk without a cane. It just makes you feel better knowing you can do the things you couldn’t do before.

I had some pain in my left knee and had a diagnosis that I would have to have a partial knee replacement, and I wasn’t excited about that. I would say my pain level was between 4 and 5 and I am pretty much down to none. It was a painless procedure. I am very happy.

I have been dealing with pain in my hip for probably the last 5 or 10 years and it just gets progressively worse and I have done cortisone and the traditional medications. It was truly impacting my entire lifestyle, so I couldn’t be doing things I wanted to be doing. I couldn’t garden, going up and down stairs and getting out of bed, getting my shoe and sock on were difficult. One of my patients today looked at me and said “your walking better”. My pain now is 2 to a 4. When I get up and put weight on my leg for the first time it is a 4 and it used to be an 8. It is wonderful, absolutely wonderful, its like I can do this, I can get moving again and I have the chance at gardening again.