What was your experience with bone marrow biopsy?

Ask for the sedation, go to sleep and you won't know what happened.
I had no pain during or after the procedure. I am waiting on the results!

I went in the examination room. The Doctor explained the procedure. I pulled my pants down to expose my hip. He gave me a local anesthetic and went ahead with the biopsy. I felt no pain. The worse thing I did was to watch videos of biopsies on you tube and read all the comments.
I expected a very painful experience and I was pleasantly surprised. I was in and out of there in less than 30 minutes.

My BMB wasn't bad, just laying on my stomach was uncomfortable. Lowered pants, Local anesthetic, some pressure, no big deal. Black and blue mark for a few days. I think my anxiety was worse than actual procedure

I had an attempted bone marrow biopsy without sedation, just last week. Canceled by doc after several attempts to reach the bone- I kept tending up because of too much pain and pressure. Am now rescheduled at hospital for a bmb WI TH sedation on the 11th of Nov.

Hi Kathleen, Sedation will make all the difference in the world for you! Each of us have our own experiences and discomfort we feel doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with our pain threshold level. I am a tough old bird and nothing much causes me discomfort. But I had 13 bone marrow biopsies over my leukemia/bone marrow transplant odyssey and I can tell you, after 3 without and 10 with sedation…I will always go for sedation! ☺️ There is no shame in going with comfort! Plus I get to wake up to juice and Lorna Doone cookies. LOL. Good luck!

If you don’t mind sharing what is the reason for your bone marrow biopsy?

My doc is trying to diagnose or rule out a monoclonal protein spike which might indicate multiple myeloma or something else. I hav iron deficient anemia and not responding to iron infusions. Also autoimmune diseases. COPD.
Have been “dragging” for way too long. My hematologist/oncologist specialist is on it for me. So glad I was finally referred to him. 👍

I had the same experience. I expected a lot of pain. Local anesthetic and it was over quickly. I completed a number of errands that afternoon and took things easy for a few days.

I’m glad you’ve been referred to a specialist too. It sounds like you have been, as you said, ‘dragging’ for way too long. So finding answers is the first step towards treatment and getting some normalcy back to your life.
I know what it’s like waiting for results of biopsies. So hang in there and stay positive. Do your best to limit your time with Dr Google. Inquiring minds always want to know but some of those websites can take you down rabbit holes of mis-information and articles that don’t even apply to your situation. ☺️. Been there, done that! LOL.

Sending positive vibes for only good news with the biopsy on Nov 11th! You won’t know the results for a week or more. Will you let me know what you find out, please?

Thank you for your encouragement and advice! I will definitely report back here when I get a diagnosis from my specialist. 🥰👍

Definitely have conscious sedation. If you're like me and it knocks you out, so much the better. Not bad pain afterwards, some soreness for a few days. Had one a few weeks back. The surgical team who did the procedure say they did everything correctly. The lab, though, says all samples were insufficient to get results. So all that for nothing. Not sure if I'll get another right now, especially with that health organization.