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Wed May 30, 2007, 03:47 PM
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Splenectomy
Was wondering if anyonewould comment on the pros and cons of a splenectomy.
I'm a 46y/o male who's had MDS. My Hemonc. thinks removal of the spleen would increase p-lets andpossibly other lines. Any comments?
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John, Dxed MDS-RCMD no meds. 
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Wed Jun 6, 2007, 10:47 AM
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I don't know if it would buy you that much and it is major sugery. I have read where people have done this and saw very short lived improvement. Unless your spleen is diseased, I would hang on to it. This is just my opinion.
I would need to see some pretty solid statistics on this approach. Marlene
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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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