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bahillbilly
Just diagnosed with stage 1C ovarian cancer--doctor want to do 4 rounds of chemo, but I have no spleen. How would that work--????? Please help.
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sukijb
I'm in the same boat! Had my spleen removed 2016 due to a disease called sarcoidosis. This is an autoimmune disease, so plenty of complications!
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