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The spleen also stores blood in for use in an emergency. If you have an accident or injury, then you have a reserve to call upon to make up the loss and seal off the injury. Some feel that if you remove the spleen, then the platelets held in the spleen will be more available all the time. It's usually a short-ived solution though so I would press you doc to find out his reasons for removing your spleen. What's he trying to accomplish by doing this procedure?
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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