Talk:Bone marrow examination
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Hello - I've expanded and revised the page a bit. Comments? MastCell 04:29, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Clearly, whoever said "the patient will often feel a brief pinch or pain as the marrow is aspirated" has never actually had their bone marrow aspirated. It is thoroughly unpleasant and hurts a lot more than 'regular' pain (e.g. trapping a finger in a car door).
- True... I added that description, and I've never had a marrow aspiration. If you have, then obviously you're in a better position that I to describe it - feel free to edit my description and make it more realistic. MastCell 18:36, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
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- I would do, but I'm not entirely sure I can articulate it in an appropriate fashion. It feels like how I would imagine having your legs sucked out of your hips through a blender. Not that I would want to put anyone off :) - just as an aside, if anyone has young kids who need this insist on a general anaesthetic for their sake.
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- There, put in 'much grater amount of pain', articulant enogh. And doesn't it last aprox. 2 min, not 5-10? I may be wrong, I was 13 when it was done to me... tough I remember the pain. --Mudel 22:07, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
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I removed entirely the statements about how much pain is involved, since it's subjective, undoubtedly differs from procedure to procedure depending on a variety of factors, and is kind of unencyclopedic to begin with. I guess the 5-10 min was including setup, numbing, etc etc... but you're right, the part actually involving the needles is just a minute or two. I'm sorry your experience was so bad... in general I think it's a good idea to ask for an analgesic and/or anti-anxiety medication, as just about everyone is apprehensive about the procedure. MastCell 21:55, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
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- If you want a description of the pain; here is a former Leukemia patient who underwent it and described the feeling of it. Unfortunately - he didn't survive due to complications later on - not due to the bone marrow examination of course. (http://jhelmick.blogspot.com/2005/04/day-31.html) Xphill64x (talk) 04:21, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] Images
I think it would be relevant to show a picture of a normal bone marrow biopsies (trephine and aspirate) as seen under a light microscope. Snowman 23:19, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Amount from the bone marrow taken and possible illness relations
I was wondering if anyone knows the amount of blood that's usually taken from a bone marrow biopsy? Just a fact I'd like to know in my mind. Also what the most common illnesses require a test as such as this to confirm diagnosis. Thanks Aeryck89 23:08, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- Usually anywhere from 5 cc to 20 cc (less than an ounce, generally). There's a list of illnesses in the lead of the article. MastCell Talk 23:23, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Complications
Dr Bain published a further paper on complications in J Clin Pathol in 2005 - see PMID 15790706. This seems to be a more suitable reference. JFW | T@lk 13:32, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
