Hello Jennifer,
You are the God send angel and thank you for your prompt response to my first time using Connet to ask for help. I really thankful to have some one to talk to as I live alone.
Here is the story. Back in July 2024, I went for my routine check up and mentioned my annoying soreness off and on near the waist/rib cage all around area. My primary doctor ordered MRI and result was T9 abnormal. Ordered second MRI with contrast and the result was the same abnormal for unknow reasons. Ordered CT and whole body bone scans still the same. The I was sent to an oncologist to rule out multiple myenoma for a bone marrow biopsy in DEC 2024. The result was normal no cancer. Now my oncologist wanted me to go for T9 vertebra biopsy to find out the abnomality of the T9.
I thought my T9 area pains might be from the trauma of lifting heavy boxes or weekly dancing from twirling or degenaration from aging as I am in my low 80s. I read google saying to target T9 for biospy might take more time and pains than the bone marrow biopsy and worried about more back pains after the biopsy. I thought T9 vertebra is part of the spine but biopsy is less painful and aggresive than the surgery I hope.
The doctor did not explain to me how the procedure will do but some one will give me a call one day before the procedure to confirm and give me information but not the nurse to explain the details of the procedure which is my worry such as sedative for sleep like, how long and how long to recove and the pain level,etc.
Thank you so so...................very much for your caring and most kind response and hope you are well recovered from the surgery. It must be hard on you but you are very strong which I need to learn from you.
May God richly bless you and your loving and noble work as a volunteer mantor which I need one badly.