Well to continue with the ongoing saga of my illness, I was re-hospitalized last Friday with continued fever and unrelenting Fluid on my left lung. So, after a bronchoscopy, another thoracentecis (with about a liter of fluid removed), and an abdominal CT that showed I had bled into my spleen recently and it is swollen- I am left with a host of physician's opinions that have left me quite confused. The latest from the a surgeon regarding the spleen bleed- which has left in quite enlarged- he is possibly relating to my band surgery and subsequent repair of a small hiatal hernia I had at the time of surgery. In theory this spleen swelling was and is irritating my diaphragm, pleura on my lungs and not helping me heal this pneumonia. I have had two hospitilizations and stilll not feeling the best!! Mainly want feed back on the spleenic bleeds with lap-banding, has anyone heard of this as a secondary risk of banding. The good news I guess is that my "band" in theory looks fine. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers that the fluid on my left chest does not come back, otherwise I am headed for surgery. Sorry to be such a downer-trying to stay positive and have a healthy return to my life!!!

Thanks for all your help.

I am just responding that I hope you get to feeling better soon. I have never had a spleen issue, so I can respond to that.

Feel Better !!!

Wow, I'm sorry to hear of all your recent problems. I have never read anywhere about spleen problems as a result from being banded. I hope you're better very soon!!

Sorry you are having so many problems. I hope things get better for you real soon.

Hope you're healed really soon. Sorry to hear you've been through so much. Take care.

Here's wishing you have a quick and painfree recovery!! I had problems with my lungs after surgery. I had many small blood clots deep in my lungs and had to stay in hospital an extra week and be on blood-thinners for months afterwards (still) and my surgeon then didn't want to give me a fill, so I am still waiting (4mths later) and hoping for a fill in Jan. So I know it can be frustrating, but hang in there and know we are thinking of you.

In the nearly year that I've been here at LBT, I've never heard of anyone having an issue with their Spleen! That's definately a new one on me.

As someone who's had more than her fair share of lung issues, I just wanted to let you know that my band has just about taken care of my asthma completely. Last year at this time I was fighting for a breath, hospitalized and on oxygen therapy. Just to give you some hope.

I'm sorry you are having such a rough go of it!

sorry you are not getting better. I have no opinon on the Splee though..

Get better