“Are you sedated for a bone marrow biopsy?”
I will have a bone marrow biopsy. Are you sedated for a bone marrow biopsy?
7 Answers
Yes, patient preference.
You will receive IV sedation and after the procedure you will be taken to a recovery area. Plan to have someone to drive you back home. You can continue your daily activities as soon as you feel adequate. However, it is recommended not submerging the skin area of biopsy in water (no swimming or wetting the area), and not strenuous exercises for at least a week. Please, check with your healthcare provider. Thank you.
Yes, usually with local anesthestic, such as lidocaine, just like at the dentist's office
You have local pain lkillers which is adequate to stop the pain.
In most cases, this is done under local anesthesia. This means your doctor will numb the area over the back of your hip bone so it is not painful. In some (fairly) rare cases, mild sedation can be given. Sedation is more common in children, most adults tolerate the procedure quite well without sedation.
It could be done either with local anesthesia or local + IV sedation
No mostly done with local anesthesia.
