My PICC Line

My personal journey, with aplastic anemia, through the healthcare industry

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Entries Tagged ‘biopsy’

My Turn on the Table

Mar.05, 2010 in essays

I worked for a pain management doctor before I was told I couldn’t work anymore. We did procedures. Laid the patient face down on the table and poked and prodded, usually, along the spine. Often the needles were large. Over a half of a year, I saw people react very differently to these “procedures.” Some [...]

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Aplastic anemia, what it is and what it is not….

Jul.06, 2009 in Personal

On June 30 I underwent a bone marrow biopsy and aspiration. The procedure was done while lying on my hospital bed, it took about 20 minutes and was many things, none of them being pleasant.  By the following day, after analysis of the samples they had my diagnosis. So, what is aplastic anemia?

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I'm Matt Sheehan. In July 2009, I learned that I was suffering from the blood disease aplastic anemia. What exactly caused it I may never know. What I do know is that for the next few years, I will endure thousands of hospital hours and the bureaucracy and confusion of the U.S. health care industry. I'd like to share my experiences. Please come back often.

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