The six hard questions

Ask these of any clinic considering you for treatment — including this one. If the answers are vague, that tells you something useful.

1. 1. What exactly are you giving me, and where does it come from?

   You should get a specific answer: cell type, source, and how it was processed. If a clinic can't name the product, that is the answer.

2. 2. What does the evidence actually support for my condition?

   Some indications have real published data. Others are investigational. Ask which one yours is, and ask to see what they're relying on.

3. 3. Who decides whether I'm a candidate, and can they say no?

   A physician should decide, and they should have declined patients recently. A clinic that treats everyone is not assessing anyone.

4. 4. What are the risks, and what happens if something goes wrong?

   There are risks. Ask what they are, how often they occur here, and what the plan is if you have a complication after you fly home.

5. 5. What does the price include, and what changes it?

   Cell count, sessions, delivery method and protocol length. Ask what is included and what would push the number up before you commit.

6. 6. What does follow-up look like six months from now?

   Ask who contacts you, how often, and what they measure. A clinic with no follow-up plan has no way to know whether it worked.

A physician reviewing your responses is not a diagnosis. Candidacy for any treatment is determined only after in-person assessment at our clinic in Mexico, including laboratory studies if the physician considers them necessary.