Waiting for answers for test results is hard! The longer we have to wait for news, the anxiety and uncertainty just keeps growing, doesn’t it? In the forum we have a name for that…scanxiety. Though you’re not waiting for scan results, the anxiety is the same for bone marrow biopsy (BMBX) results. I’ve been there many times and even when I’m not anticipating any chances, until I get the ‘all clear’ I’m antsy.

One suggestion is to not look at the results on your patient portal ahead of time. I know it’s not easy to do! But from experience, there’s often terminology or result content that can be misinterpreted and not necessarily mean anything is amiss.
Were you having a change in symptoms that prompted the BMBX?

Scan-xiety…waiting for test and imaging