Can you tell me about a bone marrow biopsy from the chest and what is the experience like?

Outpatient procedure: A bone marrow biopsy, where a piece of bone marrow is removed cannot be done from the chest (sternum). It's too dangerous to do there. Instead, a bone marrow aspirate is done. The skin is cleaned, the area around the breast bone is anesthetized with local. A special needle is inserted into the bone. You will feel pressure from that. A syringe is used to draw blood. It might hurt briefly.

When the bone: marrow is sampled from the breast bone only an aspiration can be performed. The bone in this area is not thick enough to perform a biopsy