Update van Persie (phone in on Dutch TV)

[cap06gunner06]

but isnt it 4 - 6 weeks without the placenta injection? so could be quicker.

[gooner90]

if it is or isnt its still gona be over a month to get back to playing a full 90mins and i dont think it should be rushed as we know hes prone to injuries, still 4-6weeks looks good and better than what was feared

[Rockin' Robin]

Right, I know this wouldn't be the scenario, but still, I was curious.

It's the last game of the season, and it's against Man United at OT. Eduardo's in a decent run of form, but RvP is back to 80% fitness. You can only play one of them; the wings are occupied by an in-form Theo and Arshavin. Who do you play?

[Massa]

Van Persie, he seems to do well when he's coming back from injury against Man United. And then when he breaks he toe celbrating, Eduardo van come off the bench

[cap06gunner06]

hmmm difficult one.

[She_Gunner_Wales]

Placenta injected into his ankle?? Is that some sort of poor mans stem cell therapy?

Its not a new thing either, the Chinese have used it for centuries.
Nearly 14yrs ago when i had my son in Edgeware General, i signed forms & donated the placenta for blood stem cell research, at the time (1995) it was being researched & trialed as a treatment for child leukemia.

[IMF]

Placenta injected into his ankle?? Is that some sort of poor mans stem cell therapy?

Its not a new thing either, the Chinese have used it for centuries.
Nearly 14yrs ago when i had my son in Edgeware General, i signed forms & donated the placenta for blood stem cell research, at the time (1995) it was being researched & trialed as a treatment for child leukemia.

Women are freezing that blood as well these days in case their kids need it in the future...

I thought stem cell research from placenta etc was now illegal? Or was it just immoral? But I also thought stem cell research from placenta was useless but stem cells from a fat adult was found to help cure people with broken backs etc.

Or maybe my memory is just garbled. Maybe I should just googly.

[Briggsy]

In some cultures they eat it !

[She_Gunner_Wales]

Im not 100% sure IMF, i recall there being loads of issues about the morality of embryo stem cell research rather than placenta, i could be wrong though and it may be both.

[She_Gunner_Wales]

In some cultures they eat it !

Its a practise that was advised in our culture years ago, because of the nutrients the afterbirth (placenta) contains, its said to be very high in iron.

Never fancied it myself have you seen the size of one of those things, in many women its as big as the baby! No Thanks!

[Briggsy]

I wouldn't eat it myself i'm crazy but not that crazy

[IMF]

Maybe eating it may cure your back?

[Briggsy]

Maybe eating it may cure your back?

i'll be outside the hospital waiting on the next birth

[SE13]

Worse still, I read somewhere that it's horse placenta........

[GunnGunn]

Even worse, its not being injected, its being rubbed on the area...

Sounds like a poor mans voodoo ritual to me.