[Lynsdoc]

How long to get bone marrow biopsy results?

by Lynsdoc on Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:54 am

Hi all

My mum had a bone marrow biopsy 8 days ago. The doctor said she will have to wait roughly 2 weeks for the results. Has anyone heard back any sooner than this?

I appreciate any help,

Lynsie

[JPC]

Re: How long to get bone marrow biopsy results?

by JPC on Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:42 am

The come in a couple of stages. I believe it is four separate reports. The first two usually take a couple of days (tests on the aspirate and inspection of the marrow sample). The cytogenetics are sent out to specialty labs and can take up to two weeks.

[MaryB]

Re: How long to get bone marrow biopsy results?

by MaryB on Wed Nov 25, 2015 10:56 am

It usually takes 2 weeks. Don't worry if the percentage comes back high. My husbands came back at 85% in 2013 and he is in remission and doing great. God Bless

[Lynsdoc]

Re: How long to get bone marrow biopsy results?

by Lynsdoc on Fri Nov 27, 2015 3:25 am

Thank you so much for your help, I'm glad your husband is in remission, MaryB

[Bikeman48088]

Re: How long to get bone marrow biopsy results?

by Bikeman48088 on Thu Dec 03, 2015 6:21 pm

When my first bone marrow biopsy was done on Aug. 5, 2015, my percentage was 80-90.
I had another one done in mid-October, and they were down to 30%. This was after 3 cycles of Revlimid (14 on, 7 off), weekly Velcade, and dexamethasone.