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Does anyone have splenic marginal zone lymphoma?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Aug 20 7:15pm | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
Welcome to Connect, @bmisslich and thank you for also sharing your experience with splenmatic marginal zone lymphoma. Stories like yours can have such a positive impact for others who are recently diagnosed. You went along 14 years before you required treatment and then had your spleen removed 4 years ago without issue. That’s really encouraging for other members!
What was the recovery time after your spleen was removed? Are there any precautions you need to follow?
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My recovery time was only about two months. It was major surgery due to the size of the spleen.
The surgery was in November and I was back to cross country skiing in January the next year.
Of course, without a spleen, I have to be more cautious about getting a bacterial infection. I usually carry a bottle of antibiotics with me, and if I have a significant wound or injury I can use the meds