The first time I had a bone marrow biopsy, I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought surely they would give me drugs to knock me out, and I had asked someone to accompany me and drive me home. Turns out they use a local anaesthetic and I could have driven myself home.
This time I decided to just go by myself. It was familiar. Same room, same personnel, same process. Lie on your stomach, first stick in your behind/hip burns a little, then a deeper numbing, then a bone numbing. Insert bigger needle, withdraw fluid (breathe like LaMaze - in through your nose, out through your mouth), ten seconds of yikes! done. Then same for removing a small piece of bone.
This time the bone bit was not cooperating and she had to take a second sample. Eeeeee - pant, pant, pant, pant. Ten second count down, done. Get that pressure bandage applied. Then a quick finger stick and its all over.
No so bad really. They let you roll on your back and lie still for several minutes before they discharge you. The lady taking the blood from my finger told me I did real well. Some people can't handle it and they do have to sedate them. Hum.
I have to admit that although I was perfectly capable of driving myself home, I was glad I had run my two errands before the procedure, for I surely had no desire to go anywhere but home. I know I will have to have at least one more bone marrow biopsy after the Bexxar. Sigh.
The one shining light is that I get to see how much progress the chemo has made against the cancer. I have a CT scan on Monday, and an appointment to hear about it all on the 22nd. Yeah! I sit in my blue recliner and focus on how good that news will be. And nap.
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