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Bone Marrow Aspiration & Peripheral Blood Stem Cell
Procedure FAQ
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Will I have to fly to the
recipients hospital it have my bone marrow aspiration or peripheral
blood stem cell donation proceed?
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How
is bone marrow
aspiration performed?
How is peripheral blood stem
cell donation performed?
What
does bone marrow
aspiration surgery feel like?
What
does peripheral blood stem cell apheresis feel like?
Will I be awake for bone
marrow aspiration or peripheral blood stem cell donation?
What type of anesthesia will
be used for my surgery?
Who removes my bone marrow?
How long does bone marrow
aspiration or peripheral blood stem cell donation take?
What can be done if I am
nervous or scared beforehand?
1.
Will I have to fly to the
recipients hospital it have my bone marrow aspiration or peripheral
blood stem cell donation proceed?
While there is a possibility that you may be asked to fly to your
donor's home-town, more often than not your aspiration procedure is done in
your home town (if they are capable) and the marrow is then flown to your
recipient's hospital. If you do have to travel, your travel expenses
are covered under the recipient's insurance or by out of pocket costs.
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2.
How is bone marrow
aspiration performed?
After you are anesthetized, usually under General, but sometimes either
under I.V. sedation or under a combination of an oral sedative and Regional,
such as an epidural. The anesthesiologist ascertains your vitals are
stable before the 'go ahead' is given to the surgical team. You may
already be lying on your stomach, or will be rolled to each side during the
course of the aspiration procedure. YOU Are scrubbed with a Betadine
solution, which is an anti-microbial, which will reduce your chances of an
infection and bone marrow contamination. Normally,
two puncture incisions are made in the flesh of each hip area to gain access
to the iliac crest. Using these four incisions, holes are made into
each hip bone with a bone marrow needle. This needle may resemble a
tro-car and looks like a large bore, stainless steel needle with a handle on
it that can be removed and another needle can fit into to aspirate the
marrow. Some set ups allow a syringe to be screwed into them, others
may just resemble large hypodermics. Any of these set ups allow
aspiration of the bone marrow at various points. It is a tedious
process. The aspiration
process actually hurts, when you are asleep you do not realize it but even
with oral or light IV sedation, you may feel it if awake. **I
want to add that a friend of mine had his bone marrow removed from his shin
bone. Unfortunately his recipient suddenly died before he got the
chance to receive his transplantation, while my friend was still on the operating
table.
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3. How is peripheral blood stem
cell donation performed?
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4.
What does bone marrow
aspiration surgery feel like?
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5.
What does
peripheral blood stem cell apheresis feel like?
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6.
Will I be awake for bone
marrow aspiration or peripheral blood stem cell donation?
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7.
What type of anesthesia will
be used for my surgery?
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8. Who removes my bone marrow?
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9. How long does bone marrow
aspiration or peripheral blood stem cell donation take?
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10. What can be done if I am
nervous or scared beforehand?
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