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My doctor uses propofol for bone marrow biopsies - you are under "hypnotic sedation" for about 15 minutes and wake up almost immediately after the procedure. It is done on an outpatient basis and you are in and out within about 2 hours, even with low platelets. I woke up during the procedure on the 4th bmb, but don't remember at all. I think that I asked the doctor if he needed me to get him a hammer to get the job done, then passed back out.
I usually experience more pain removing the bandages than I do from the biopsy site itself.
I am a big fan of the sedation method.
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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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