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| The Caller of Ktulu |
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Joined: Fri Jun 23 2006, 07:01AMPosts: 564 |
Rusty wrote ... V3cT0rMan wrote ... arent bone marrow transplants like really painful? or is that only when they have to remove it directly from you spine or something? I've heard, depending on the method, it hurts a lot. You can get stem cells from the blood, but that is usually for research. For donation to cancer patients, it's a minor surgery where they put you out, make a cut on your hip, and extract from your hip bone. Like all surgeries, it's painful after. Well rusty, ive had bone marrow samples taken, lumbar punctures, etc. And Ill be honest, yes they hurt. Its not too bad after about a day, my hip was just sore. The usual method is for them to stick a needle into the top of your hip joint and pierce the bone there. Like i said before, it hurts, but its totally worth it. I mean, I never needed a transplant while I was going through the whole cancer thing, but they still had to check my bone marrow to see what kind of cells were being produced. Anyway, back to the topic, it hurts, but its definitely worth potentially saving a life. Considering one of my really good friends whom i met in the hospital died because they couldnt find a full donor match and none of what they tried took. |
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Well, got 8 vials of blood drawn from me yesterday morning. Just waiting to hear back (no clue how long it takes) if my blood work comes back a good match or not. Kind of hoping I am, but I do know I passed out on the 6th vial of blood yesterday morning... |
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