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BMB
Hi Crystal,
My mother had her first BMB this year, she is 77 years, small and frail. Though we were very anxious about the pain & discomfort, it went off smoothly. She received a local anasthesia and was awake. A nurse held her hand throughout, we were not allowed in. She did feel pressure and discomfort during, but did not even need a painkiller post the procedure. It was performed at the outpatient department and the actual procedure takes only a few minutes. I hope this encourages you to be positive about the procedure.
Your counts are only marginally lower than normal. Hopefully everything will be fine.
All the Best!!
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Mother age 79, dx MDS RCMD low risk del 20q April 2013, no response to EPO, Danazol. pRBC tx dependent - 2 units every 3-4 weeks, exjade Dec 2013 - Mar2014, restarted Dec 2014
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