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@j2c , I was lucky to have a better experience. I was supposed to have sedation for the bone marrow biopsy but that was canceled because I'd had COVID 9 days earlier and they didn't want to sedate me. I asked for a mild anti-anxiety drug and they gave me a low dose of lorazepam..
In my case, they used a sort of electric drill which probably made the process go quicker. They used a local anesthetic. The sound of the drill was surprising. 😂 It was kind of like going to the dentist but in your pelvic bone. The biggest discomfort was during the two aspirations (I think) but they were pretty quick. If I had to do it again, I'd definitely schedule with anesthesia, but my experience wasn't very traumatic because it went pretty quickly. And the certified nurse who did it was super-competent. I'd even do it again without anesthesia if I needed to, but would prefer sleeping through it.