I don't mean to scare you, but when my mom had cancer in her bone marrow, the
doctors had a real hard time getting it out. Now that she has gone through
chemo and that has killed the cancer in her bone marrow, the biopsies are a
breeze. Very easy to extract. Please, I urge also to get a 2nd opinion!
Joanne
Bob Evans wrote:
> Recently my wife was diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythemia. The
> physician (Hematologist) who diganosed her gave me some reason for
> concern: She was diagnosed with a very high platelet count, 700,000 to
> 900,000, on 3 separate occasions. The doctor stated that he couldn't be
> sure whether or not it was essential thrombocythemia or myloid lukemia
> unless he performed a bone marrow biopsy. For some reason, he was unable
> to draw bone marrow from my wife during the biopsy. He said that he had
> a really hard time during the procedure. He further stated that since he
> was unable to draw the bone marrow that he really didn't need it anyway
> and that my wife had essential thrombocythemia based on previous
> observations (spleen & liver scans).
>
> He further went on to say that no treatment was necessary at this time
> since she wasn't having any real symptoms.
>
> I appreciate any guidance you can give me.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Bob Evans
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