Aspirations

Ah, aspirations. Everyone has them (or they should). But I caution you - there are some types you may wish to avoid.

Today I had a bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, and let me tell you, you haven't lived until you've had one of those! Luckily my doctor is a kind soul and likes IV sedation, so one minute I was awake and chatting about how the room was colder than the Arctic and telling my doctor he did not need to take another vacation when he got to visit rooms like this on a regular basis, and the next minute I was sitting in a bathtub filled with ice sitting up on the gurney trying to remember exactly why the back of my hip / pelvis area hurt so much and what the heck I had done that had caused my underwear to be bunched around my knees. Oh, right.

At this point, the procedure happened almost 12 hrs ago. I have walked, stretched, iced, Tylenoled - I've got it down. The nausea and deep achiness is not getting better though; if anything, it has deepened. If I thought yelling or crying would help, I would do it, but I know the only thing to do is endure. Many people have had this procedure done (most without IV sedation!) and survived, so I can also. I will say that I feel as if someone has drilled into the deepest region of my bone and sucked out the marrow. . . waaaaaaiiiit a second here. Maybe this is a bad comparison to use. Let's just say it's not a pleasant feeling.

What makes it worse is the waiting game. First was the waiting game for the test itself; now it's waiting for the results. November 22nd is my follow-up appointment, the day before vacation begins. The nice things about having it on that date is if the news is good, vacation will be even better. If the news is not so good, well, at least I can loose myself in the bustle of our trip. It's win-win, just the way I like to play.

Stay tuned for more . . .