Thread: Spleen removal
View Single Post
  #2  
Old Fri Sep 24, 2010, 12:25 AM
Chirley Chirley is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Logan City Australia
Posts: 1,100
Hi,

My doc says the other way around. That the reason my spleen is enlarged is that it's trying to make red cells to make up for the bone marrow.

OTOH, my brother has Lupus and his spleen destroys his platelets and his doc has mentioned removing his spleen..

Chirley
__________________
Copper deficiency bone marrow failure (MDS RAEB 1), neuromyelopathy.
FISH reported normal cytogenetics but gene testing showed
Xq 8.21 mutation
Xq19.36 mutation
Xq21.40. mutation
1p36. Mutation
15q11.2 deletion
Reply With Quote