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Mr. Freeman,
The drill is far superior to the manual method as far as I am concerned. I have had 8 biopsies, the last half with the drill. You are in and out within about 45 minutes with the drill, no sedation. Sedation takes you about 2-3 hours, then you feel off most of the day.
The doctors have also had a much easier time with me because i have hard hip bones, so they had given up on core samples manually. Residual pain also tends to be much lower for me - an average of 1-2 days instead of 5-7.
cheers.
dan
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MDS RCMD w/grade 2-3 fibrosis. Allo-MUD Feb 26, 2014. Relapsed August 2014. Free and clear of MDS since November 2014 after treatment with Vidaza and Rituxan. Experiencing autoimmune attack on CNS thought to be GVHD, some gut, skin and ocular cGVHD. Neuropathy over 80% of body.
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