Difficult Should Be a Walk in the Park
by Scott Hardie on November 18, 2023

They say that a bone marrow biopsy is the most painful kind of biopsy that you can get, but I found one that's worse:
Starting a bone marrow biopsy, stopping partway through because the power went out, lying there for thirty minutes until the lights come back on, then resetting and starting all over again from the beginning.
Zero stars, would not recommend. I'm hobbling around today.
At least the technician was nice. He tried to keep me company in the dark by making small talk about movies. His most controversial take, that Mission: Impossible II was kind of good, was not nearly as offensive as some other things I've heard.
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