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Bone marrow biopsy: Was it painful?
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@pillinfo Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! Are your doctors telling you that is needed, and did they explain why? CT scans are typically done with no sedation, in my experience.
Anytime we need to have a CT scan, and contrast might be involved, please know what your kidney function number is, your eGFR. Under 30, a contrast dye is not advisable, since it will need to clear through your kidneys and can compromise them further.
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@gingerw I was told that sedation and CT scans were the only way a bone marrow biopsy was done. But that's not what the majority of cancer hospitals were saying when I checked online. Even AI said it wasn't mandatory! So I found another doctor. I had the biopsy done without sedation and without radiation. I had no problems with the procedure that took no more than 1/2 hour, once started. The first doctor never gave me a good reason why she required sedation and radiation and claimed I would have a hard time finding anyone who would do the bone marrow biopsy differently. My eGFR is 85 so I'm fine for contrast dye. Thanks for your concern!
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