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What is doc looking for with a Bone Marrow Biopsy?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Mar 31 7:12am | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
Lori,
I talked with my Dr today and we are at a go ahead. All tests came out well. Luminary, Stress, EKG, CT and Echo. Blood panels too. I have about 4 nodules in my lungs. Two from 2021. They did not say serious, I will ask about those. Oddly, I remembered having a couple nodules and bad bronchitis years ago. I was told they could cause things like that. I have a few gallstones. CT scans are crazy. I will have to read the results again later. My Bone marrow biopsy but was not worse. My platelets though keep going down.
I also met with my new medical oncologist. She was called by my hematologist, and they talked. She actually knew my case and backed off the Zometa for my bones after learning about my transplant.
Sense of humor....I too believe it has saved me again and again. Truth, honesty and one day at a time.
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Can you tell me if doctors treat nodules you have? I have nodules in thyroid and lesions in my lungs. Doctors dismiss lesions and test nodules for cancer every 6 months but are unable to do anymore because of transportation my issues. Thank you, Pam
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Good morning! Well, you’re now at the point where I told my doctor, “Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead!” You’ve made it through the challenging week of pretesting and have the clearance to go ahead…you’ve also moved mountains to get all your caregivers lined up to make this transplant happen! Though I’m sure you’re nervous and excited, this is an opportunity to have a second chance with a healthy future ahead. ☺️
Do you have any questions about what to pack for the long hospital stay? In case you need ideas, there are quite a few contributions for what to take along in this discussion link:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/703859/
There are more comments in the entire discussion…
My bone marrow transplant story, will you share yours?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/my-bone-marrow-transplant-bmt-story-will-you-share-yours/
Two things which I found helpful was to take along a small extension cord to the hospital so I could charge my phone and IPad. There’s always plenty of outlets but few near the bed if you need it!
Also, I went on USPS.com and signed up for my mail preview. That way, when the mail was held or forwarded, I could actually see what was being scanned so that I didn’t miss important mail notifications. You might want to do that.
Take a deep, calming breath and then exhale…you’ve got this!! ☺️