• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
• Side effects

  Mild (headaches)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Very hard to take

Advice & Tips: I received 3 rounds but don't think it was effective. It was a very expensive procedure and required additional travel expenses, which had become increasingly difficult for my condition.

• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Very hard to take

Dosage: Every 3 months

Advice & Tips: I live in the U.S. but go to Israel for this. It's a long and expensive trip. I cannot tell whether I have seen any improvement from it, but I also have not had any side effect. The headache was temporary and was gone by the 3rd day. So far I have received two treatments and plan to get one more.

• Effectiveness

  None (for CD133+ stem cell transplant in frontal cortex)
• Side effects

  Mild (numbness and tingling with pins and needles)
• Adherence

  Never taken as prescribed
• Burden

  Very hard to take

Advice & Tips: The treatment has shown no benefits as yet.

Cost: $200+ monthly

Side effects: numbness and tingling with pins and needles

• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for CD133+ stem cell transplant in frontal cortex)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: One time

Advice & Tips: This is an experimental treatment that I hope will slow and stop the progression of ALS.

Side effects: numbness and tingling with pins and needles