gmh39 wrote:
Stem cell treatment (is that different from therapy?) isn't banned in the US. There's even an ST'er that had it done recently: http://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Diary_of_a_Stem_Cell_Knee_Patient_-_Part_Two_P6150691/?search_string=stem%20cell#p6150691
It's an extremely vague term. There's some procedures allowed in the USA where they take blood or cells from the patient and put them right back in without any real manipulation. There's some procedures where the only places it's NOT illegal (I prefer that term over 'legal' in this case) are Cayman Islands, Russia, North Korea...and possibly Japan or Germany but I don't remember. Cayman Islands are quickly getting the reputation for 'medical tourism.'
I am aware of the linked thread. If I remember right, he (and somebody else in that thread) spent a lot of money and didn't really have anything to note months later.
I'll reply more when I have more time.