To (Zazoo31): Pseudocysts & Spleen

[Guest guest]

Starting to catch up after 3 weeks absence, I just saw your 10/4 to 10/14 posts.

Sorry to

hear your hubby having problems similar to mine. The good news is that his cyst

is

operable and hopefully he'll have good results as I did, Except for the post-op

gastric

bleeding I described in my " story " , and a few weeks recovery, I am now virtually

pain free

and felt so good we took a 3-week vacation trip. Lobby computers for guest use

seem to

be missing in New York state, so I'm way behind on PAI & other email.

I see Heidi has already told you about as much as I know. I have thrombosis of

splenic

vein too. Surgeon did not remove my spleen, but did not explain why. I agree

with your

surgeon that best not to do anything that isn't clearly necessary. I

understand reasons for

spleen removal include enlargement that does not resolve, and/or obstruction of

the

vessels that feed it or drain it. See Laurie's (goutbuster) 6/30/05 post on

this. Laurie sent

me some surgical text excerpts on splenectomies and surgical cyst drainage to

stomach or

intestine, which I can try to forward if you wish. I believe the drainage to

intestine is called

cyst-doudenostomy or roux-en-y cystojejunostomy depending on the approach.

There is

also a page at http://hopkins-gi.org on Acute Pancreatitis that shows a good pic

of

cystogastrostomy, and the accompanying text indicates cystodoudenostomy would

look

similar but done thru doudenum rather than stomach. The roux-en-y is more

invasive as

they actually cut the intestine, attach the lower end to cyst, and attach the

upper end to an

opening made in the lower portion. I also have slight hiatic hernia per scans

but no

significant symptoms from that.

Your husband has nearly identical problems to those I had (and starting at about

the same

date) even to the slight overweight, so I expect he'll do fine, but will keep

him in my

prayers.

Where is he having the surgery?

Kurt (CA)