[Chirley]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has had trouble having a bone marrow biospy. I have had 4 BMBs but the doctors have never been able to get a trephine. Every doctor has told me that my bone is very hard and that they have had a lot of trouble just getting the aspiration. I was sedated for 3 of the BMBs but I had no sedation or pain meds for 1 of them (anterior iliac crest) and the needle kept slipping off the bone and stabbing me in the abdomen. I was watching the faces of the medical students, some of them turned a little pale. I read somewhere that the trephine is the most important diagnostic part of the BMB. I had a bone mineral density test too. This showed my bone had above average density. Anyone else had this? I would be interested to find out about other peoples experiences with BMBs and their results. Thanks Chirley