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Pamela B · 07-15-2006, 06:38 AM

I have heard of this procedure back in 2002 when I was in radiology at Mass gen haveing cath put in for stem cell transplant use. The student docs said if I ever needed bones patched that they had new way to do this. Luckily I have not broken a bone since 2001, which they fixed with plates and screws in my neck, but I keep that conversation in the back of my mind as I have extensive mets to bones everywhere but the legs and arms.

07-15-2006, 06:38 AM	#3
Pamela B Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 3	I have heard of this procedure back in 2002 when I was in radiology at Mass gen haveing cath put in for stem cell transplant use. The student docs said if I ever needed bones patched that they had new way to do this. Luckily I have not broken a bone since 2001, which they fixed with plates and screws in my neck, but I keep that conversation in the back of my mind as I have extensive mets to bones everywhere but the legs and arms.