Still having problems getting my platelets up closer to normal. Spent 4 days in the hospital getting infusions to increase my count. At 52 right now, much better than the 6 I had a week ago.
They have me scheduled for a bone marrow biopsy this Friday. Any of you ever had this procedure before? Not sure what they are looking.

I had 1 done close to 40 years ago they did mine in the back close to the waist area.it came back ok.

Glad it came back OK for you.

Yes I’ve had one in February 2021. It’s a difficult procedure, at least mine was. Did it right there in the office. Was hard for me to hold still. You can numb skin and tissue but you cannot numb bone. They went into the hip bone on my right side to get a core bone marrow sample. My wife was helping hold me still and evidently I cursed kind of loudly at the staff and technician. Probably just me, though. I’ve heard others say it wasn’t the worst thing.
But I know the procedure was important in identifying my CML condition.
Jim

Had it done a few years ago.

The girl who was doing it was new and missed her mark. It hurt like crazy.

They brought in a different guy and he hit the mark right on. It didn't hurt, but it felt weird while they were pulling the sample into the syringe.

5 minutes after the procedure I was driving myself home.

What's a CML condition? I'm curious as to what they are looking for. They have been rather vague about the whole procedure.

I have no experience with it but, I wish You well.

Thanks, Snowy. I appreciate it.

Yes likewise...wishing you the best and an easy extraction.

CML = chronic myeloid leukemia. It’s a fairly rare form of leukemia.
It’s characterized by Overproduction of abnormal white blood cells. It’s caused by a mutation between the 9 and 22 chromosomes, creating the Philadelphia chromosome and the BCR ABL gene. They caught mine in chronic stage luckily. I posted about this a couple times on here awhile back.
I was on a chemo regimen after diagnosis, took it twice a day (every 12 hours) for about three straight years. There is no cure. But I was fortunate enough to have very good results almost immediately after I started and held at undetectable bloodwork test levels for about that whole stretch. Still holding there today. Was told very few get to that undetectable level and even fewer hold it. They took me off of chemo over two years ago to see if I could hold on my own and so far so good hasn’t shown back up in bloodwork again knock on wood. Two years now treatment free remission. God has been good me and my family. But I still have to go have bloodwork tested every three months and probably will for rest of my life. If it does ever come back I’ll just go back on chemo and stay on that rest of my life.
Jim