Bone marrow biopsy

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  • xuelan
    xuelan Member Posts: 23
    #22
    overland_traveler said:

    BMB are awful!!
    Oh gods!! I can't think of anything worse on this earth (and I have had cancer, chemo and a bone marrow transplant), than the pain of a bone marrow biopsy. It is total torture, and I can not understand why they won't do something more humane in the way of pain killing. My heart goes out to all, and have nothing nice to say about any of it!!

    Bone marrow biopy
    Overland....I have had all of the things done to me that you have, and have had at least 5 bone marrow biopsies. I don't know who is doing them to you, but I have found them to be absolutely painless. My doctor is at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NY. I will be having another biopsy in September, which will mark a year since my transplant. I think nothing about having it done. In fact, I had two of my children and my wife watch the process on different occasions (they are adults!. They found it very interesting, as do I.
  • talyn212
    talyn212 Member Posts: 1
    #23
    xuelan said:

    Bone marrow biopy
    Overland....I have had all of the things done to me that you have, and have had at least 5 bone marrow biopsies. I don't know who is doing them to you, but I have found them to be absolutely painless. My doctor is at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NY. I will be having another biopsy in September, which will mark a year since my transplant. I think nothing about having it done. In fact, I had two of my children and my wife watch the process on different occasions (they are adults!. They found it very interesting, as do I.

    BMB
    I was also treated at MSK in NYC. I was diagnosed with ALL when I was 3 and relapsed when I was 8. I have had over 150 bone marrow biopsies. Most of the time I was put under but during that time (1980's) the rules weren't as strict as they are now. My anesthesiologist was paid by how many jobs he could get done and I woke up over a dozen of them. I had pain each time fo about a week aftwerwards. I am now 30 and have constant pain from the sites. It feels like there is a needle in my back at both of the sites they used. I get migrains from the pain and find it hard to keep my pain under control. I didn't know if anyone out there knew anything that would help in this area. I have tried serveral pain medications but they all seem to only help for a certain time. Then I have the thought about what they do to my liver and kidney's. I tried the neuro stimulator and that has not seemed to help either. I find that each year gets worse. Does anyone out there know of anything? Ive tried physical therapy, local shots (not sure what the proper term is but ther purpose was to kill the nerves suounding the area) , and everyother shot. I'm afraid of taking too much pain medication because I have to drive and don't need anything to happen and the medication be exploited for a lawsuit as well as the long term side effects.
    If anyone knows about a procedure or a better mdeication I would appreciate the help. Thank you.

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