Biopsy Done

Paula, the birthday girl, had to leave the room, but Jon and Steven stayed to watch the bone marrow biopsy. Jon was doing some old fashioned market research into his sector, and followed the lab technician all the way to the restricted area after the biopsy was taken. It was quick and simple, with a lot of pushing by the doctor. "You may feel a little pressure," was the understatement of 2012, although dad really didn't feel much of anything. He was awake, but under the influence of ativan. About 3 inches of marrow core came out (roughly 2mm thick), and the procedure was done after about 5 minutes.

Dad is feeling good, still really relaxed, and pictured below less than 5 minutes after the biopsy was taken.

Also, white blood cell count has doubled overnight but the neutrophil count has come down, perplexingly. And importantly, no more blood today.