Anyone had their Spleen removed or know : Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:03 am  

anyone who s had theirs out?
Ive bored people on here these last 4 years about my medical condition.For the last 3 plus years I was slowly improving , but the last 9 months (and docs dont know why) but my condition has really deteriated (sp) into a life or death situation and its been decided i should have my really enlarged spleen removed to solve quite a few problems and remove the almost guaranteed fatal blood loss i would experience in the not too distant future due to my esophageal varices bursting.
how do/did you cope with illness/infections?
I will be on anti biotics daily for life.are you. any side effects?
diet. i have decided i will look into eating more foods that will help my remaining immune system to ward off infections.any tips?
Any other info greatly accepted.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Re: Anyone had their Spleen removed or know : Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:56 am  

Only had joints removed and replaced so can't help you in that department Cornish but just wanted to wish you well and hope you, Mrs Cornish and Molly are OK down there?

Re: Anyone had their Spleen removed or know : Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:34 am  

I used to work with a chap who had his spleen removed. I think serious illnesses could potentially cause problems but overall he was fit as a fiddle, continued to play veterans sport, etc. He did catch Legionnaires disease when abroad and it was touch and go whether he would survive that - but I guess that could be the case for anyone.

Re: Anyone had their Spleen removed or know : Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:48 am  

HWS, thanks love, yep we fine as can be expected, been drizzling down here for the last month or 2 LOL. cant do the length of walks we used to do but we do what i can manage safely.
Hope you and yours are all well.

Re: Anyone had their Spleen removed or know : Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:49 am  

Cheers Dally.

Re: Anyone had their Spleen removed or know : Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:58 pm  

Don't know whether this will help at all. But all the best anyway.

Don't know whether this will help at all. But all the best anyway.

Re: Anyone had their Spleen removed or know : Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:21 pm  

Thanks minty.

Re: Anyone had their Spleen removed or know : Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:37 pm  

ruby walsh the top jumps jockey has had his spleen removed and still riding with no problems

Re: Anyone had their Spleen removed or know : Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:40 am  

Jordan Cox at Rovers had his spleen removed after he ruptured it during an u20's game. Doesn't seem to have affected him much.