Question 1

what's the probability of me being a match for donating bone marrow?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Chances of you being a match are low but real. So be prepared to keep your commitment in case you receive a call to be the real donor because they have someone whose hla typing matches yours...The chances are less than one in a thousand unless you are blood related with the donor.

Question 2

a mri show abnormalities in marrow.. can that means cancer?

Accepted Answer

MRI: Without having MRI report sent over for review, no telling what it may be.

Question 3

what does minimal discogenic marrow signal abnormalities superior endplate c6 and c7 mean on a mri of neck report?

Accepted Answer

End plate changes: It is a manifestation of degenerative disc disease/arthritis that involves the part of the vertebral body bone that sits against the disc(called the end plate). A relatively common finding in the spectrum of degenerative disc disease.

Question 4

what to do if i want to donate, or at least be tested and put on a registry for the marrow. where do i go?

Accepted Answer

Hospital blood banks: Most hospital labs are equiped for this.

Question 5

definition of  marrow lymphoplasmacytosis please?

Accepted Answer

Excess plasma cells: Normally in the bone marrow we have a percentage of plasma cells , scattered or in small clumps. But sometimes it may be a big collection of cells. Still it may not be bad as long as u have don't coexisting conditions - multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significanace-MUGAS we call-blood related conditions. Have your serum/urine protein studies done by PCP. Chronic infections-can +

Question 6

what is bone marrow?

Accepted Answer

Home of blood cells: The cells in your blood are born and reach maturity in the bone marrow. This is the very protected space in the middle of your large bones like your arms, legs, hips and back. Once the cells are mature, they are released into the blood stream where they travel throughout the body preventing infection (granulocytes, lymphocytes), supply oxygen (red cells) and prevent bleeding (platelets).

Question 7

how is bone marrow donated?

Accepted Answer

Under gen anesthesia: Donating bone marrow for transplantation entails a procedure called bone marrow harvesting. The donor is placed under general anesthesia and turned over to lie on his/her belly to expose the hip bones on the back. Multiple aspirations of bone marrow are collected (average about 1 liter) at adjacent sites on the hip bone on both sides until a particular number of cells are reached.

Question 8

what is the hypercellular bone marrow?

Accepted Answer

The bone marrow: Changes as we age. The cellularity is the percentage of blood cell production as compared to fat. As a rule of thumb the cellularity as a percent is 100 - your age. Hypercellularity means that number is higher than expected.

Question 9

treatment for marrow edema?

Accepted Answer

Time and rest : Bone marrow edema or bme  results from injury or inflammation to bone usually near a joint. In most cases the body can heal bme by removing the source of irritation, e.g. Stop running and jumping if related to a stress fracture in knee or have a torn meniscus fragment removed if that is the underlying cause.  There is a new surgical treatment  for bme of knee when all else fails.

Question 10

what is treatment for fibrosis of marrow, and what are  chances of survival?

Accepted Answer

The prognosis in: Myelofibrosis can be quite variable. There is a scoring system which would be of help in an individual case. Talk to your doc about the specifics of your case.

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