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I've heard of it while reading about Evans syndrome which is an autoimmune disease in which your body destroys it's own blood cells (platelets, WBC, and RBC). Anytime there is an autoimmune response like in Evan's, the body shoots healthy cells to the spleen where they are destroyed. From what I understand, it is thought that if the spleen is removed, the body won't be able to destroy those cells. I believe that thrombocytopenia is similar to Evans in being an autoimmune disease destroying platelets, so I'm betting that your father's drs. are thinking the same type of treatment.
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Angie
36 yr. old, dx SAA in Jan 1996, treated with ATG in Mar. 1996, off cyclosporine Sept. 1996, last blood transfusion in Aug. 1997, slow decline in counts again November 2010, AA and current count decline thought to be caused by lupus, currently taking 400mg Plaquinil
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