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Why is a new bone marrow biopsy necessary?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (24)
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@willerta
Greetings!
I’m glad you are asking questions and making decisions about your treatment based on what is good for you. BMB is an invasive procedure and is not without risk. If you need one, you need one, but I would ask all the questions.
What information are you seeking? Will a change in values change the trajectory of your treatment plan? What information can be gleaned from a BMB that can’t be construed from blood analysis?
Why now? Has anything changed that warrants further analysis?
These procedures should engender discussion.
Will you let me know what you decide?

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willerta | @willerta | Jun 13 9:36am

This is really good advice. I’ll most likely get it done to make sure there’s nothing else happening in my bone marrow as a precaution.

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SJJS | @sjjs | Jun 14 2:16pm

Thank you everyone. I have CCUS or MDS. I am not entirely sure, but we are leaning toward CCUS.
I understand mutations and thought that a BMB (mine was two years ago) might shed some new light. One doctor suggested having one every few years. I assume you can have new mutations that may be addressed even if you are not symptomatic so that things might not get worse. I am not fond of hindsight, and my Mama always said, "Nip it in the bud." Any thoughts greatly appreciated?

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