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What are the chances of long term pain or nerve damage after a bone marrow aspiration and why is it necessary to do when you have high iron levels?
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The risk of: long term pain following bone marrow aspiration is small...seemingly less than 1-2%. It is done when high iron levels are detected to diagnose whether this is due to hemochromatosis (a hereditary condition of excess iron absorption) or some other blood condition such as anemia, myeloma, etc. Excess iron levels, which often go undetected, can cause liver and heart damage and other serious problems.
Answered 5/12/2018
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