So this afternoon I went to my local hospital and was told that I have CML...
I'm scheduled for a bone marrow biopsy tomorrow and am dreading it because I'd had one when I was younger and remember it being extremely painful. They said they -used- to do these with a conscious sedation medication but now only do it with a local and maybe entonox...
Can anyone reassure me that if it -is- going to be painful, it will be short? (The first time I had it, I remember crying all night it hurt so bad...) I've talked myself into going as I know that knowing whether or not I have this 'philadelphia' gene will shape the kind of drugs they'll use for my treatment, and I guess it's important to know, but I really am not looking forward to it.
Also - well, everything else is a blur... I don't like the idea of having "cancer", (who would?), but what I'm reading online so far is making me feel like it might not be the end of the world...
You all have been through this... any advice for someone who's literally on "day one"?