jcawork Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Please respond if you have had a BM biopsy. Thanks in advance, Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 I have had two in the past, not lung cancer related. Pretty uneventful. They give a local. In my case they inserted a needle in my lower back to (the spine) get the marrow. No pain or anything afterwords. Takes about 15 minutes or so depending on the doctor, patient. Everything went fine, as it turned out the test came up (was being tested for leukemia) negative for me. Hopes this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggiesmom Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Hi Jen, I had a biopsy which they did in my right hip. It was pretty painless, you have to lay very still but it didn't take long, maybe 20, 25 minutes. It should go smoothly for you. Let us know. Joanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Jen, My mom had one when first diagnosed. Just as the previous posts reported- She left with a band-aid. I held her hand and watched. The key, the onc said, was lots of local, she felt nothing. He basically made a tiny incision in mom's lower back and removed a tiny sample in a glass looking thin straw. We talked right thru it and then went out to lunch. Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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