Showing posts with label bone marrow aspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bone marrow aspiration. Show all posts

Monday, January 19, 2009

Bone marrow biopsy


No doubt about it, this was the worst thing to happen since I was told I have cancer. A bone marrow biopsy involves sticking a huge needle (roughly the size of a broom handle), through your backside, through your hip bone and into the bone marrow. A sample of the marrow got sucked out and sent to a lab. Funny thing, I thought it would be gray or brownish like in a ham bone, but it looked like blood! My back has been sore all day and sudden movements are a little painful.