You’re a quick study…no worries! We were all new here at one time or another. Now you’re a veteran. ☺️. Another way to make sure the person is tagged is to simply respond in the ‘reply’ box in the comment you’re reading instead of the larger box below that says Post Comment. That box starts a new comment instead.

Back to the matter at a hand…in your case, even if your m spike is low, because they’re being thorough, the bmbx will give your hematologist a baseline of your marrow and cell structure going forward. You may indeed be one of the fortunate people who has no change! But this way your doctor will be able to assess that potential.
Will you keep us posted as to your results?