Question 1

can your spleen grow back?

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It's happened!: One person in four has one or more miniature spleens.  After therapeutic splenectomy, they regrow sometimes as big as the original, frustrating the surgeon -- or if the spleen is removed because of accidental injury, it's good news.

Question 2

does a spleen ever grow back after removal?

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Yes: About one person in four has a miniature second spleen and this will enlarge if the main one is removed. This is common. Even if you think this has happened, you should still be immunized against pneumococcus and should remain vigilant against the bacteria to which you're extra-vulnerable -- get seen at once for any fever that's not obviously a mild viral illness.

Question 3

if anyone has had their spleen grow back, how would you know it?

Accepted Answer

Surprise! Surprise!: You'd get a return receipt requested letter from the spleen,informing you that it had risen from the field of retained splenic tissue if most of it had been removed surgically-maybe with a footnote attached from any hidden teeny weeny accessory spleens that took over for BigDaddy.Oh,sorry,I meant a letter about the Ultrasound or CT test that found it/them inadvertently when taken for other reasons

Question 4

normal spleen, can it grow back from having a spleenectomy?

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No: A spleen will not regenerate in the normal anatomical  position after splenectomy. However, if the capsule of the spleen is disrupted during removal, a condition called splenosis  can develop where little collections of splenic tissue form in the abdominal cavity.

Question 5

when a spleen is rupture can it grow back and become a normal spleen?

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Need more info: Was the spleen removed with surgery or did the ruptured spleen heal on its own? If removed it will not grow back, but small chance if there were any pieces of residual spleen that small pieces may grow. If the spleen ruptured & healed on its own then there is no change to the spleen.

Question 6

can a spleen grow back from a  rupture spleen spleenectomy?

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Not  exactly: The spleen will not regenerate following its removal. However, if the spleen is shattered, sometimes a small piece may remain in the abdominal cavity and develop a new blood supply. Also, some people are born with accessory spleens that can become more functional after splenectomy.

Question 7

why is my spleen growing back after splenectomy?

Accepted Answer

Splenosis: Small fragments of splenic tissue or splenules can grow after the spleen is removed.

Question 8

could my spleen be causing my rbc to drop every month and then build a little back up and then drop again?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: The spleen can be involved in certain types of anemia but i don't think it would be cyclical.

Question 9

i woke up and my spleen feels broke. it feels like i have pulled a mussle. later in the day i could feel my mussle in my back tug. i'm in pain?

Accepted Answer

Go see your doctor: What makes you say that your "spleen feels broke"? Where is muscle that feels "pulled"? Go see your doctor who can evaluate, diagnose & treat you. While you're waiting, otc acetaminophen, Ibuprofen or Naproxen are reasonable options assuming you don't have liver, kidney or stomach problems etc.

Question 10

can u see a enlarged spleen lying on your back?

Accepted Answer

Usually not: Enlarged spleens peek out from below the rib arch on the left, but won't protrude upward. Even if the abdomen is sunken in and fully relaxed, most people have enough fat and/or ab muscle to prevent it from being visible even when it is easily felt. A very large spleen (gaucher's, schistosomiasis, malaria) might be seen as an asymmetry in the upper left quadrant.

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