My first bmb was absolutely awful. I was actually crying from it. I don't think the dr. doing it used enough local anesthetic and I didn't take an Ativan before because I thought they were giving it to me there. It actually hurt for several days after that and the worst part - it was a dry tap.
The second one was by a different doc and the nurse told me he used lots of local anesthetic and this time I took an Ativan about 30 min before the procedure. This one wasn't bad at all and I wasn't sore for days after and he got fluid too.
I go for one on Friday in prep for my transplant in Sept. My hematologist is going to do it. Hopefully he is as good as the 2nd doc. (who I did request again but couldn't do it)
I have Kaiser ins. and they won't pay for sedation.
