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What was your experience with bone marrow biopsy?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Dec 31, 2024 | Replies (167)Comment receiving replies
My BMBs have been done by me on my side, the hip area exposed in the air. A pillow or bolster as needed to keep me from rolling over to one side or the other, and another one to give me as much support as needed to be comfortable. I have found the practitioner really wants you to feel relaxed as much as possible; it's to everyone's benefit! Local numbing only.
Would you be able to lay on your side?
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That I could do but I would prefer the way my previous one was done; with me lying on my back. Since I am a side sleeper, that would make sleeping easier afterwards. Of course, protocols may have changed since 1960. I only had local numbing, possibly strictly topical. It used to be you were lucky to get a band aid after a blood draw; now who get a huge wad of packing.