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Old Mon Jul 21, 2008, 05:38 PM
Dick S Dick S is offline
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Originally Posted by Marlene View Post

Regarding the bone marrow biopsy. Since you are already nervous about it, demand sedation. John will never get another without it. Everyone is different and some feel nothing, while for others, it's not so pleasant. The thing is, you don't know until you get one. For him, the second part of the procedure was bad for him...the marrow aspiration. There's a recent thread on BMB biopsies and you'll see the varied responses.

Marlene

As regards to the BMB, with a local, I didn't mind the liquid marrow aspiration (two of them) too much they only last 3 or 4 seconds each, but when they do the bone core that just flat hurts more and last about 18-20 seconds. It's about all you can take, trust me.
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Dick S, diagnosed Feb. 2008 with MDS. Last BMB April 2016. New diagnosis is CMML stage 1.
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