Today we have some choices for care that we didn’t have when I was a child.
If you are thinking you could be a candidate for a knee replacement or a shoulder replacement, you have more choices in most circumstances now. Have you ever considered a stem cell injection? Or a shot of protein rich plasma, called PRP? When I weigh a shot, which is how stem cells are given, or a surgery, I think the shot is a great deal less invasive. Yes, it is possible it won’t work. But a replacement might not work either. After a stem cell injection, you can still have a replacement if you need it. The only glitch is that insurance will not pay for stem cells or PRP and they are pricey.
There are many complaints about the costs of health care (I call sickness care). And yet, a great deal of the costs could be eliminated if people were given stem cell and PRP shots instead of replaced parts. You see, the powers that be don’t really want to decrease the health care bills. “They” say stem cells and PRP are experimental. How long do they have to be done before they are no longer classified as experimental? Is it possible that big pharma does not want them considered regular care? I mean, how much medicine would you need with a shot? Think about it!