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Lani · 02-15-2013, 07:24 PM

An ex-neighbor of mine in her 70s volunteered for a study which required a bone marrow biopsy (she is healthy with no known disease) and paid her $100.

She describes truly minimal "soreness" that lasted less than a day and hers was done by a nurse practitioner, rather than a doctor.

I have known many who have had the biopsy with minimal, transient complaints and "a tiny bit of soreness" for a day or two. Even though these are usually done in outpatient clinics rather than hospital operating rooms (unless a concurrent surgery is planned) infection rates are listed as "extremely rare" as are bleeding complications even though bone marrow aspirates and biopsies are done most commonly for those with hematologic abnormalities which might include not having enough functioning white blood cells or platelets.

02-15-2013, 07:24 PM	#7
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,782	Re: Oh why or why are they not looking at the bone marrow? An ex-neighbor of mine in her 70s volunteered for a study which required a bone marrow biopsy (she is healthy with no known disease) and paid her $100. She describes truly minimal "soreness" that lasted less than a day and hers was done by a nurse practitioner, rather than a doctor. I have known many who have had the biopsy with minimal, transient complaints and "a tiny bit of soreness" for a day or two. Even though these are usually done in outpatient clinics rather than hospital operating rooms (unless a concurrent surgery is planned) infection rates are listed as "extremely rare" as are bleeding complications even though bone marrow aspirates and biopsies are done most commonly for those with hematologic abnormalities which might include not having enough functioning white blood cells or platelets.