Poll: Should I remove my spleen

[JoBu]

Sell that shit to buy more gear!

 

[BigB_79]

F your spleen. You dont need that shit.

 

[The_Eviscerator]

F your spleen. You dont need that shit.

Yeah... Spleens are for fags.

 

[slash747]

Yeah... Spleens are for fags.

 

[slash747]

So what caused your spleen to tear in the first place? Did I miss something here?

Snowboarding accident, hit a rail too fast and just wound up landing on my stomache on it. Kept going for another 2 hours, because it didnt hurt,then I also broke my tailbone, couldnt go anymore, started driving home 3 hours on the road, pain just got so intense I passed out from that and the fact that I loss something like 60% of my blood, made it to ER just in time.

Suck out of the gym now for I think its been almost 1 1/2 months now. SUCKS!!!!!!!!

 

[JoBu]

You only dead 1760lbs? Pussy

You might want to get a third opinion.

I was once in the gym doing 800 kilo dead lifts...

 

[gettingbig02]

I lacerated my spleen playing football. Had surgury and had half of it removed. Not sure why they didnt just remove the whole thing, but i continue to have problems with it.Every couple weeks it starts to hurt.Been that way since i had half of it removed.(15 years) Havnt had it looked at, but i think i might. Id say if you are haveing problems with it,, just have it removed.Might save you from problems later.

 

[tholdren]

There are other options for limiting bleeding risk of the spleen.

Ask your physician about intra-arterial splenic artery embolization. This would be done by an interventional radiologist, not a surgeon.

The procedure would involve a small cut in the groin and they would occlude the splenic artery (thus cutting off it's blood supply and causing it to shrink and fibrose) from a catheter inserted in your groin.

That way, you avoid the post-operative morbidity of an open laparotomy (ie. you don't get your belly cut).

They may not perform the procedure, however, depending on the population size of the city in which you live (ie. not as many specialists capable of performing the embolization).

Hope this helps.

 

[slash747]

There are other options for limiting bleeding risk of the spleen.

Ask your physician about intra-arterial splenic artery embolization. This would be done by an interventional radiologist, not a surgeon.

The procedure would involve a small cut in the groin and they would occlude the splenic artery (thus cutting off it's blood supply and causing it to shrink and fibrose) from a catheter inserted in your groin.

That way, you avoid the post-operative morbidity of an open laparotomy (ie. you don't get your belly cut).

They may not perform the procedure, however, depending on the population size of the city in which you live (ie. not as many specialists capable of performing the embolization).

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info, it seems kind of like a complicated operation no?
Im within the 5 boroughs in NY, im sure theres plnty of Doctor's around here, Ill run it past my Doc and see what he says..

 

[slash747]

Its been 4 months out , and the sucker is completely healed. Doc gave me ok to go back to the gym 4 weeks ago.

Says I actually healed very fast. Usually these things take 6 months and in some people never really heal. Apparently it has healed completely. Thank god I didnt take it out. Starting cycle in t-minus 3 weeks!!!!