Good evening, I have recently had a bone marrow biopsy. I noticed that my marrow slides had been placed on the windowsill to air dry. They were red so had not been stained. Is this normal?
Hello @meljarv
Welcome to the forum, and thank you for taking time to reach out.
I’m sure that having tests is a very concerning time, and there are often many questions we want answers to.
I’m no medical expert, so I’m not in a position to answer your question with confidence, but if I am not mistaken bone marrow biopsy slides to appear red immediately after a sample is taken and placed on the slide because the sample is fresh tissue, rich in blood cells.
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Morning @meljarv I’m too not sure on the technical side of the slides, to be honest. I would agree with @GenesisDevice that your clinical nurse specialist would be the best person to ask about that—they’re usually great at explaining the ‘behind the scenes’ bits of the tests. It’s a bit of a weird experience, isn’t it? Hope the recovery is going okay.
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Dear Jules,
Thank you for your reply. It is weird to put slides on the windowsill, not a controlled environment. I now have an appointment with my Consultant on 22nd of January so will discuss with him, as I have not been allocated a clinical nurse specialist yet.
Hope you had a lovely Christmas.
Kind regards
Melanie
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