What was your experience with bone marrow biopsy?

Well I wasn't offered sedation I did get lidocaine at the insertion site. I was pleasantly surprised I hardly noticed the punch...I do have a high pain tolerance overall but was anxious about the bone marrow prior to the procedure. They've come a long way with bone marrow biopsies. ive only had one..However, my anxiety level won't be as high if and when I need another because of my first experience. I wish everyone luck moving forward.

I am contemplating the bone marrow test and believe me. I am extremely nervous about the whole thing so I want to thank you for sharing your good experience. I do have ET in the JAC2. I too have a strong faith in Jesus Christ or Lord and thank you for sharing that as well sometimes people look at you like you’re crazy, but I love to share what he has done for me. Thanks again and best wishes to you and you will be in my prayers.

Thank you Patty for your prayers. I will also pray for you. Jesus has already promised us healing. Whether it will be in our early physical bodies or our raptured brand new bodies, only time will tell. Jesus has prepared an eternal home for us, and I can't wait!

Glad that you share faith in Jesus Christ.
Two things I observe:
1. It was a nurse, not a radiologist who conducted your procedure.
2. Didn't they scan to see exactly where to draw the sample from?
3. I was told that the bone cannot be numbed, so the numbing is superficial and I had two biopsies at the same time.
Glad that all seemed to have gone well with you. My challenge is Myelofibrosis and very dry bone marrow. Nothing to draw.

They speak of the place that is best to get the sample iliac crest which is the hip area. That is where mine has been done. The go into the bone and an aspiration of the fluid and many also get the 2nd which is the bone.
Looking for what a bone marrow biopsy entails, i found this post on google from Mayo Clinic. A site you can trust.

*Bone marrow has a fluid portion and a more solid portion. In bone marrow aspiration, a needle is used to withdraw a sample of the fluid portion. In bone marrow biopsy, a needle is used to withdraw a sample of the solid portion.

I'm not finding where I said it was a radiologist. It was a nurse, and she did a good job. No scan to see exactly where to draw the sample from, the nurse just felt around my upper hip in the back and marked the spot! I don't know if the bone was numbed, that would be kinda weird, but she numbed way down in my body.
How did your biopsies go? Did you feel much after the numbing.

We'll be 100% whole in God's Kingdom. See you there. 🙂

I've had two. The first one was in 1982 when I was 13. I was in the hospital and the hematologist oncologist did it in my room with one of nurses. One shot to numb the area then did it. The nurse held me still to make sure I wouldn't move. It was a horrible experience as I was young and I didn't get told ahead of time that I was having it done and they didn't wait till my mom could be there to support me. That was the worst part. As for pain, it really didn't hurt much...mostly uncomfortable feeling of pressure. I just had the second biopsy done and I was sedated with twilight so no pain at all. Where I go they use sedation unless you request to just have shots to numb the area.

I have had three BMB. The first one was fine by a make doctor no numbing and it did hurt. The other two were fine by a female oncologist who is now my doctor and she used numbing and constantly asked me if I was ok and I was. I just could feel pressure at times. But like others have said I tremble in the dentist chair. Have to take an Ativan before I go to get through it all.

You can ask for sedation.

I had a BMB in 2021. I was fully anesthetized. The only problem I had was the side effects of the anesthesia, which I've experienced before. There were no complications; I just felt loopy for hours after the procedure. On a good note, my oncologist placed a note in my records recommending medication that mitigates side effects. Best of everything to you in your journey.