Does the bone marrow biopsy from the hip hurt?! - Lymphomas Message Board

CrescentMo0n · 05-31-2007, 08:48 PM

I got a needle in my chest to the lungs and a whole lymph node removed above the collar bone, I thought the biopsies were over !

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singer78 · 05-31-2007, 09:41 PM

Hi.
I just had one done last week, and had what they call "twilight" anesthesia...
I was somewhat awake throughout it. My doctor took biopsies from both sides of my hips. The only discomfort was some slight "digging/pushing" to get what he needed...and some minorly small discomfort for about a day---nothing Tylenol didn't help. It was not nearly as bad as I was expecting. That's one thing about this forum....people have "been there/done that" & are very informative.
I've been through test after test, too....Think of it as a "good thing." You want a thorough doctor---one who catches everything...(borderline problems down-the-road.) You must be in good hands.
Good luck.

S.

CrescentMo0n · 05-31-2007, 10:41 PM

Cool thx

They didn't say anything about anesthesia though, they said they're just gonna numb it

I hope it's just some "slight" pressure, and "discomfort."

singer78 · 05-31-2007, 11:16 PM

Hi.
Yes, it's just "slight." Like I said--not nearly as bad as we can make these things out to be.
I read another one of your posts and saw you've been diagnosed with Hodgkin's--me, too...
When was your diagnosis?
S.

CrescentMo0n · 05-31-2007, 11:41 PM

It was like 6 days ago.