A little scared

Hi Kenzie,

I’m really sorry to read how you are doing at the moment. I have had quite a few bone marrow biopsies and the really strange thing is they have been really varied in terms of pain levels. True, one was absolutely excruciating but then another I honestly didn’t feel anything and then others have been somewhere in the middle. I really hope you get an easy one this time. I’ve never had sedation but I think it’s possible so might be worth checking with your team if it is worrying you?

In terms of starting chemo and steroids, I can understand how that would be daunting. I think I was lucky in that I didn’t have any significant side-effects - mainly strange sleep patterns due to the steroids - and I really hope that you’ll find the same. I tried to see the treatment as the path to get me where I wanted to be - feeling better - and I definitely got a reduction in back pain when the treatment started working, so I’m really hoping you find the same.

Hope this helps in some way.

Greg

Thank you for your reply Greg. It is all such a worrying time, but it definitely helps when there are other people going through the same. 
I am quite anxious about a lot right now, I’ll have to take each thing as it happens. 
Thanks again

Kerry