http://community.wddty.com/forums/14/ShowForum.aspxAsk your questions about specific diseases or conditions here.enCommunityServer 2.1 (Build: 60809.935)http://community.wddty.com/forums/thread/8141.aspxMon, 22 Jun 2009 09:58:30 GMTe6c67f3d-bf7b-4201-a2c0-6e02384b9f98:8141frances10http://community.wddty.com/forums/thread/8141.aspxhttp://community.wddty.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&PostID=8141<p>I have been asked by a hospital specialist to have a bone marrow biopsy and an MRI scan I have beome increasingly bothered by the bone marrow biopsy as it is an invasive painful treatment and I would like to know if it is absolutely necessary&nbsp; and are there any risks attached?or will the scan tell the same story??&nbsp; I have not yet had a diagnosis of cancer just a para protein has shown up in a blood sample</p><p>I would appreciate an urgent reply as the test is tomorrow if&nbsp;I go ahead with it</p><p>Regards from Fran Gownes</p>