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Has ne1 had a bonemarrow biopsy done?

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hi im due to have 1 done this week and just wondering if ppl could share there experience with me and did ne1 get a sedative to calm them ?? thank u in advance ,kirsty xx

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Its a painful procedure but the duration is short and they will give you painkillers after the procedure. you can find some info here

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hi honey, sorry to hear about your troubles. i think you deserve the truth at a time like this so i'm not being cruel. my step-daughter had one done last year and like the lady before said you do get a small anaesthetic but she said it was still very uncomfortable. the GOOD news is it gave the doc's enough information to determine her treatment and after what seems like a very long time we finally have her back to normal. she,s out having a driving lesson just now and hopes to pass her test before she turns 20.

good luck to you.
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When I got mine, it was probably not the worst thing I've ever gone through, but I've also been through a lot. They do a local anesthetic and numb the area they want to biopsy. In all honesty, you can still feel it, but it's not too bad. It's like a dull achy feeling. It feels like a huge, thick needle, but it's really not.

They do give you sedatives. I was talking to the nurse about her rings when the doctor was digging away at my spine. Ha ha! That's how sedated I was.

The pain afterward was probably the worst out of the whole ordeal. I'd say on the good ol' pain scale, 4 our of 10. Again, the dull achiness. Nothing a little MS Contin didn't fix. I'm sure Tylenol would have done the trick, but the hospital just got a little morphine happy.
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the only thing I know is they only do a local antistatic. They will tell you whats going on and you will have a VERY sore back afterwards.
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Hi! I've never had one done but my father did. It isn't the most comfortable thing in the world, and you will have a antistatic, so you'll be out cold. If you have any questions you could email me if you want. . . best wishes x
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