stem cells

[green dragon]

I have just found out that a friend has an infection in his stem cells - what does this mean?

[cazzz1975]

it means that your friend is medically inept

[sqad617]

Methinks you have the wrong story.....more information please.

[stewey]

I thought that stem cells were only found in the umbilical cord.

[sqad617]

stewey....no they are aslo found in children and adults, but do not understand the question.

[green dragon]

thanks to everyone that answered. That was exactly what his wife told me, but since then he has had a lumbar puncture and they have found that staphylococcus that normally lives quite happily outside your body has somehow got inside and has affected his stem cells, this will be treated with antibiotics. So now we know! But it sounded really serious when we first heard. Thanks again!

[cazzz1975]

so he has blood poisoning

[green dragon]

will know more in 5 days times, when the results are through. At the moment he isn't on any medication whatsoever, just trying to recover from a very painful back due to the lumbar injections (he had three!)