> If I were you I would tell my doc that for my own piece of mind I WANTED to > have at least one, but I worn you they are no picnic and are quite painful > even with sedation.
Naturally, there are huge differences in pain tolerance from one person to another, but from personal experience I know that there are some Drs. who know how to extract marrow painlessly and others who do not. Fortunately for me, my current Dr., who is in a group of 20 oncology hematologists, is known by the hospital's nurses as the local "Painless Potter." Talk to the nurses and see if you can find a Dr. in your area with a similar reputation. My guess is that the level of pain inflicted has a lot to do with how often the Dr. does the procedure. Since my Dr. handles only CML patients, and is a BMT specialist, he does a helluva lot of BMAs and BMBs. Mike Burwen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
