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After seeing my primary physician for lower abdominal pain, he sent me for a CT scan and was told I have an enlarged spleen l it is 12,4 cm when it should be 10 cm. I was told that this is usually caused by a scarred liver, which I do not have. I do, however, have a fatty liver, even though I do not drink alcohol. I had a test nearly 3 years ago and my spleen was 12.8 cm, so it has gotten a tad smaller. I was sent to a Hemotologist who said he is concerned and may want to take bone marrow in three months just to make sure. Everyone I know said I shouldn’t need the bone marrow taken and to get a second opinion. Anyone ever have this condition? BTW, the Hemotologist said this has no relation to my abdomen pain. I have no symptoms from the spleen issue.
Everyone I know said I shouldn’t need the bone marrow taken and to get a second opinion. Anyone ever have this condition? BTW, the Hemotologist said this has no relation to my abdomen pain. I have no symptoms from the spleen issue.
Who is this "everyone"? Other hemotologists or some neighbor down the road? Guess who I'd pay more attention to?
Getting a second opinion is a good idea, even if the opinion turns out to be the same. Sometimes hearing the same information presented differently helps clarify it. There can be differing aspects one MD may focus on more than another. The bone marrow sampling would at least provide some facts if other lab analysis can't. Still better than Bob-at-the-office's opinion. Hope you get some answers!
Last edited by Parnassia; 12-14-2019 at 02:43 PM..
I don't want to alarm you (consulting Dr. Google will do enough of that) but they may be trying to rule out something my late husband had- polycythemia. It's a condition in which the bone marrow is manufacturing too many red blood cells and an enlarged spleen is one symptom. The only positive way to diagnose it is through a bone marrow biopsy. They look for a mutation in a specific gene.
Do you know if your hemoglobin is elevated above normal levels?
And, before you panic too much, my husband lived with polycythemia for 10 years before it morphed into acute myeloid leukemia, and he died at age 78- so if that's what you've got, it can be managed for many years.
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