Bone Marrow Biopsy Completed

The biopsy went just fine. We arrived at the hospital around 10:30. Checked in at the registration desk and then went to our room. Two hours later we were in the car on the way home.

The staff was very nice. The only complaint we could have is one of the vampires who took Lori’s blood didn’t do the greatest job. Lori has a little lump at the spot. I’m sure it will be a huge bruise in a couple of days.

The Doctors assistant was great. She told us all about the procedure, how they do it, why they do it, and what they do with the schmootz afterward. She had us laughing and made Lori very comfortable with the procedure. After the procedure she showed us the stuff and again told us just what they do. The way she puts it they do an “inventory” of all of the cells. There are always cells being made. If one type of cell isn’t being produced properly something else is being produced in its place. By seeing exactly what type of cells are there and how many there are they can find out a whole bunch of information.

The Doctor himself was just as nice as the assistant. He too explained just what he was going to do, why, and how. I left during the procedure. They said I could stay but the room was pretty small (and I am pretty big). Lori said the Doctor talked to her the whole time. He talked about stuff in general to keep Lori’s mind off of what he was doing. After he was done he came out and got me, told me how it went, and then escorted me back to Lori.

He then reviewed with both of us what to do and look for in the next 48 hours. Keep it clean. No shower or swimming. Change the dressing tonight and then tomorrow. Watch for oozing. Take Tylenol for any pain. Take Lori out to lunch after leaving the hospital. WHAT !?! One of his “post-op orders” was to take Lori out to lunch. Pretty funny actually . . . but orders are orders.

When we got home from lunch there was a message from Dr Peditto. Yesterday I had dropped off the heart rate information for her to review this morning. The message simply said, “Dr. Peditto wants you to go see Dr. Blahblah. He is a cardiologist. We will make the appointment and get back to you”. Guess it’s off to the cardiologist.