Spleen size during tx

[Diana66]

By any chance did you have an abdominal US during tx?

And if so, what was the spleen size? trying to figure out how normal or abnormal I am

13 shots to go and today's US showed a 12.7cm spleen, the have also looked twice at something on or around the pancreas head, and something else on the liver. Will take another week or so till I will get the report
Need to keep calm!!

[mzkity]

Try this site:  www.ultrasoundpaedia.com/normal-spleen

[jules2551]

Yes tx can have an impact.  Try and not worry for now.  After you are off tx i am sure the real numbers will normalize.  It will probably take at least 3 months after tx.  Just hang in there....(easy for me to say huh).  

[Diana66]

Thank you Jules

Well, the spleen can get bigger in lymphoma and also in hep c
I think for my height, I should have normaly a 10.3+/- 1.3 cm

But I was not sure if tx can have any impact. I really hoped that it will be smaller, at 12 at least after 35 weeks of tx

But we will see at the end how it will go: 13 shots but 14 weeks of Riba. Still at 135 Interferon

[mzkity]

I just looked it up , mine seems to be small. I think yours sounds normal. Don't worry!!!  I'll go back and read more. Im on  an iPad and this things getting to hard to use for referring web sites.

[jules2551]

You should read about the relationship with Lymphoma and the Spleen.  I have been ther so i know what you are going through.

[Diana66]

Thanks Kitty

Great, 10.6cm at stage 4, well it might mean that my 12.7cm is still from the lymphoma
Since I started tx is the same size

Before tx was 13.2cm, so a slight decrease. I was hoping it will go down more but at least is stable...

I just had a look to a study in healthy athlets and it seems that taller people have a slightly bigger spleen

[jules2551]

This post is from MikeSimon on the Cirrhosis of the liver forum.  Very good info.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Cirrhosis-of-the-Liver/Stiff-Spleen-Predicts-Decompensation-in-Cirrhotic-Patients/show/1939327

[mzkity]

Hi Diana! I get one every 6 months also (stage 4 cirrhosis/compensated). My US report says:
The spleen appears normal. It measures 10.6 cm in length.

Hope that helped! Congrats on 13shots to go!!!! :)   Kitty

[Diana66]

what is a normal spleen? Mine today was 12.7cm

Hmm I will ask why they have not done one US every six months for me as well

[ppmguy]

         i get an US every 6 months whether i am treating or not.  once i hit stage 3f, they do a tumor hunt every 6 months.  my last US showed 2 white spots on my liver, a dilated bile duct, and cyst on my left kidney.  spleen was normal