Re: Bone Marrow Biopsy

From: Larry (Larry_at_nospam.net)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:23:30 GMT

Steph is right. Amount of pain is directly proportional to the
practitioner's technique and experience (and patient's pain threshold).
Mine even at one point said as he inserted the biopsy needle "are you
feeling this?". When I said yes ... he backed out and put more local
anesthesia in. It is not something I would go out of my way to
experience again, but the pain is tolerable.

Another thing you can do is to request "conscious sedation" (Versed). It
is a drug administered via IV (same as for Colonoscopy). You will wake
up and not ever remember it. However, not many doc's offices have the
facilities (requires training in anesthesiology or an anesthesiologist).

Larry E.

Pmb wrote:

> Does anyone know of ways to lessen the pain of a bone marrow biopsy?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pete
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Diary of a Tumor
    ... biopsy under general anesthesia on Friday, ... I felt touched by her prayer; I had had a feeling that ... pain before leaving. ...
    (sci.med.diseases.cancer)
  • Nitrous: What can I expect?
    ... again, because of the ineffectiveness of anesthesia, and the accompanying ... pain from the drill, I wind up as a basket case to the point of literally ... needed one shot to get through it, and I was kind of proud of myself. ... pain in my lower jaw as well right underneath No. 15 on the other tooth he ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Anesthesia by chili pepper
    ... I think I'd stick with the chemicals, ... Anesthesia method offers no pain, ... A new approach to anesthesia using the chemical that gives chili peppers ... Current local anesthetics deaden all nerve cells and not just the ...
    (alt.support.chronic-pain)
  • Re: So No Suggestions?
    ... general anesthesia when getting a wisdom tooth pulled. ... addict trying to get a particular type of drug. ... You only think about the pills ... You don't refer to the pain, ...
    (alt.support.chronic-pain)
  • Re: The natural penis: Are British females puking?
    ... >>that there are a number of women on the pregnancy newsgroup who have ... unanesthetised cesarean section surgeries, and had their doctors tell them ... with local anesthesia before the scalpel was used. ... Women often say they will never forget the pain of childbirth. ...
    (sci.med)