Bone Marrow Biopsy Pain Question

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Hey everyone, I need 'suggestions' I suppose.

My first BMB was Sept. 2007, although uncomfortable, not unbearable. I don't

remember being in pain for a week later, and I don't remember the area being

extremely sensitive.

A second BMB last Monday. I was crying. The same lady did this biopsy. She

didn't even get a core sample because it hurt so bad. I told her,

something's wrong. It isn't right. Now, nearly a week later, that same spot

it VERY sore. I think she caught the sciatic nerve. My hubby was rubbing my

back last night, got down to that lower right side, and I was just about in

tears again. Wearing the wrong pants that have a tag, or rub on that area

HURTS. Note - the 'area' that I refer to is about 1 1/2 inches south of the

actual hole in my back. Even twisting my back can be uncomfortable. BTW - my

constant pain is like a 2 on the 1 - 10 scale. Minimal, but still there,

with spikes of 4 or 5 if something hits it wrong.

Doc says that I am just more susceptible to pain. She wants to put me under

next time. (Like in a colonoscopy.) I'm asking for feedback I guess. Do

BMB's really get worse? Can they 'do it wrong'? Was she in the wrong spot?

Is one side better than the other? I'm thinking that if I was 'under' for

this... and she really was in the wrong spot, couldn't she have hurt

something even more if I didn't let her know how much pain I was in?

Thanks,

Tammy