Bone marrow biopsy

Hmmmm - ya, John had a bone marrow biopsy. They kind of make it sound like it is no big deal!!!

We get the kids off to school and John has his appointment for 9:30 am.  We get there right at 9:30 and he checks in. They call him back pretty quickly. The nurse asks if I want to come and I am like "no thank you". I would not do well watching something like that :(  After about 15 minutes, a lady comes to ask me if I want a free massage. We just happen to be there on free massage day :) I felt bad getting a massage while John was getting a biopsy!! It was just a 15 minutes massage, but was relaxing. After I go sit down again, a nurse comes to get me and says John is asking for me. I go back and they are done with the biopsy. But, John did not take it too well.  He almost threw up and almost passed out - good thing I wasn't in there. He was very pale and had a rag on his head. One of the nurses went to get him some juice. It took about 10 minutes, but eventually he was ok to get up and walk.

I told him they were giving free massages and he could ask them to just do his shoulders. So, we are walking over there and we run in to Pres. Wakefield. He is our old Stake President. He looks at us and says, "what are you doing here"? John tells him what has been going on. It was so good to talk to him. He is the Director of Radiation for Salt Lake Cancer Specialists. John went to get his massage and I talked to Pres. Wakefield a little longer. He told me if we needed anything to call him and he gave me a card and put his cell and home number on it. That office we were at for the biopsy is not the regular office where John's Dr. is. But, we think we are going to switch over there after his first round of chemo. We have been there several times this week and really like that office and the staff and nurses. And it helps a ton knowing Pres. Wakefield is there too :) He also told me some Dr.'s we could switch to over there.

I get John home and he is just kind of tired, not talking much. He is doing fine, but has been just relaxing today. They said he would be a little down for about 24 hours. He says he is not in pain though, so that is good. Results from the biopsy take about a week.

And that was a day in our house.