As a former paramedic of 31 years, I've seen many spleen "fractures" as it is called because they are a solid organ. The injury will be to the left upper abdomen. And also the lower left thorax underneath the floating ribs. A spleen injury commonly is associated with referred pain to the left shoulder. If you ever see these signs and symptoms, dial 911 immediately. This is the most serious internal injury there is.
A surgeon unknowingly cut my spleen during a laparoscopic surgery. Hours later in the worst pain of my life I demanded the nurse call the Doctor because I was in more pain than I thought I should be. They left me to bleed out for more than 9 hrs! 9 hrs!!!!! I had to have an exploratory procedure to figure out what was wrong and fix my spleen and give me blood. I nearly passed away. Spent 5 days in ICU and 3 days in a regular room. In the end, I was left with a scar (from the incision) from my stomach to pass my belly button and difficulties with my intestines. I’m so stupid I didn’t sue the doctor & hospital! *EDIT*- I should have clarified the date this occurred. It happened the week before Christmas 2005!
When my now 40 year old son was just two weeks past his 2nd birthday, he fell 3 1/2 stories out of our window to the sidewalk. One of the many injuries he suffered was a ruptured spleen. In surgery, it was the first organ removed and over the course of his 16 1/2 hours of surgeries, they had to replace his blood 8 times his body supply had!! I will be forever grateful to all the surgeons who helped safe my son’s life. Dispute everyone’s expectations, he lives a fully independent and happy life.
Wow that is amazing and I'm so glad that he is ok. I have a very similar story that Happened to me when I was 3 yrs old. I fell out of my bedroom window 75 ft to the ground and landed on a snowy sidewalk. Than got up and began to walk back to my house. But my step dad met me at the door first because right after I fell my sister went and told my mom. Now what comes next is kinda insane but is 100% honest truth, so while I was in the ambulance they were asking me questions like what happened and I told them this and yes I still remember what happened to me to this day, I told them that my sister pushed me out the window and as I was falling baby jesus and two Angel's carried me down. Baby jesus was at my head and the two Angels where on each side of me and carried me down to the ground. And that actually happened. Proof that it did is could you believe that there was not anything wrong with me. All besides the little cut on my leg from the window. But I didnt have any other injuryd at all. The doctors were in amazement and I had lots of medical visits over 3 years that they never found anything wrong with me. Nothing internally nor externally. I was literally a miracle. And that was not my first miracle. I was actually born dead with no breathing or heartbeat. The dr. Began to vigorously rub my back and than slapped my butt area and I started to breathe. This happened because I had my umbilical cord wrapped around my neck 3 times. And now I am 32 year old and I have had a total of 6 miracles when bgg I should of been dead or died and didnt. I truly believe that God has me here for a reason and until it's my time to go I will be here. I'm so grateful for knowing and having such a loving God.
Your spleen is an organ above your stomach and under your ribs on your left side. It is about as big as your fist. The spleen is part of your lymphatic system, which fights infection and keeps your body fluids in balance. It contains white blood cells that fight germs. Your spleen also helps control the amount of blood in your body, and destroys old and damaged cells. Certain diseases might cause your spleen to swell. You can also damage or rupture your spleen in an injury, especially if it is already swollen. If your spleen is too damaged, you might need surgery to remove it. You can live without a spleen. Other organs, such as your liver, will take over some of the spleen's work. Without a spleen, however, your body will lose some of its ability to fight infections.
Can confirm. I ruptured my spleen in a work related accident about a year ago. From what I was told I probably had minutes left to live before everything was fixed. Everyday is an extra day
@@fauj7860 Shows how quickly everything can change. Moment before that I was running around, doing 30 things at once at my job and ready to do a lot more and then in an instant it all changed
@@jamesthomas6984 It was probably about 4-5 months after the injury until I was 100% back on track but since then I've been fine. The spleen regulates a lot of bacteria so now I have to get a series of inoculations every year basically from here on out which sucks but since it was a work injury it'll be comped so... cha ching
Hi there! Jesus says to you today: "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28 May God bless you! 😊
@@darrendickson1872 that'd be the vermiform appendix, which does store the "good" intestinal flora and fauna. The spleen filters and stores blood cells and augments the lymphatic system. That's OK, back when ice covered the earth and I was chased to school by sabertooth felines and dire wolves, they had no clue what the thymus did. Basically, the training ground for white cells, teaching them you from everything else, with everything else subject to being attacked since it's not recognized as you.
My Dad and 3 causins had an accident from hitting a slushy snowball that fell from the side of the road. They went into a spin and hit a telephone pole. A large splinter lodged scrapping the liver and the spleen and meer cm from his spinal cord. In ICU several days with unstable vitals and rising fever. They let my brother and I see him and it wasn't until my Aunt seen him where he apologized for her kids being in the accident and her forgiveness that he got better. My Dad always looked out for my Aunt after his brother died from an accident at a young age, leaving her and 2 kids. How gentle and fragile our souls are by just a few words
My stepfather died because of a ruptured spleen The cat got in the way as he was going down the steps and he hit his side or something on the bannister really really hard you know how cats walk across you and it made him fall he was lucky he didn't fall all the way down the steps
I ruptured my spleen into 4 large pieces playing hockey, internally bled 2.5L of blood, needed 2 blood transfusions, was in ICU for 4 days and total hospital stay was about 9 days. I had a great surgeon who ended up stitching my spleen back together, placed it in a dissolvable medical bag and I still have a functional spleen today
My spleen was removed in my latest surgery. I am currently minus my: gallbladder, appendix, omentum, the lining of my abdomen, my ascending colon, my ovaries, uterus, uterine tubes, spleen, part of my pancreas, and probably a couple other things too. It amazes me that I am still walking around and functioning pretty normally in spite of missing so many organs. The human body is a true marvel!
Do you get a lot of infections? Or have autoimmune diseases? I have an accessory spleen. Every extra thing I’ve had in my body that I was told was asymptomatic, ended almost ending it for me. So I’ve always been suspicions of that extra guy, if he could be the one making me autoimmune.
@@tusharchauhan2542 I actually don't have any problems after losing my spleen. I taught in the public school system for 15 years and I think that help me to build up tolerances to various cold and sicknesses. I do not get sick very often but when I do, my wife said I am the most pathetic thing she has ever seen.
Psalms 139:14-15 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
The “widow maker”. My husband had deep vein thrombosis of the splenic artery. He listened to the pain and went to hospital for help. He gain an extra 8 yrs because he listened to his body.
A “widowmaker” is actually a heart attack caused by a blockage of the left main artery or the left anterior descending artery, not the splenic artery. The mortality rate for a splenic artery thrombosis is around 30-35%. The widow-maker has a mortality rate of around 70%. That does suck though…glad he is OK.
MY Daddy was a LEO and was shot 3x's while on duty back in the 70's. One bullet hit his spleen. The Dr. did not remove the bullet. He stated it was not a good thing to do due to medical reasons and He would bleed to death if removed. My Dad lived 20 plus years beyond..... Rest in Love❤
My beautiful Rottie's spleen ruptured and he bled out into his abdomen. I rushed him to the vet but it was too late to save him. I can never hear the word "spleen" without thinking of that horrible day. RIP, Thor.
Same but with our family dog Molly, Splenic cancer caught too late and the most humane thing to do was euthanize her before she could suffocate to death. Most heartbreaking decision of my parent's life. My condolences for your loss.
I learned that it stores up to 500 ml of blood, which can be pumped into the circulatory system during intense physical effort. That would also explain why we feel the pain when we work out and whatnot.
That is not because of your spleen directly. Your organs bounce around, tug and pull on their connective tissues, and bump into each other when you run. The side stitch you feel is connective tissue being stretched and pulled, and the nerve that is related to that connective tissue runs through that area. It’s called “referred pain”. It could be any organ that is pulling and causing the tissue to hurt.
I shattered my spleen a few months ago on a bmx. Rough ride that was. 6 hours afterwards i eventually had surgery after loosing aprroximately 2 and a half litres of blood. Throughout surgery had many blood transfusions and also my heart began to have problems aswell. Very lucky to be alive and very thankfull. Only 3 months later im back on the bike fully recovered doing what i love
I had some idea as a broken lower rib punctured mine. With how quickly I became light headed and barely conscious I get how quickly you could bleed out from such an injury. Amazing when you consider its roughly the size of the palm of his hand!
My gallbladder was removed in 2012. My spleen and 2/3 of my pancreas were removed in October 2018. My dad passed from pancreatic cancer in August of 2017. My eldest brother passed from it in December 2015. The surgeon looked me in the eyes at my first post-op appt and said, "I can 100% guarantee you that you would've had pancreatic cancer within five years had you not had the surgery when you did." He said the reason he left 1/3 of my pancreas was bc he didn't want me to come out of surgery "a full-blown diabetic." However, he added that I would eventually get there. He was correct. My labs are starting to show elevation in my A1C first for the last six months. I've also had a hip replacement with five revisions, a femur replacement and a knee replacement with two revisions. All in all, I've had 26 surgeries and getting ready for one more. Then, add malignant hypothermia. I think I'm tired.
@averylangs can't say it was a quick recovery. Unfortunately that lead to an 8yr battle with pain killer addiction that nearly killed me again. 13yrs off the pain killers and doing much better but it's been a battle.
I had my spleen rupture in a car accident in summer 2018. It took me an hour and a half to get to the nearest hospital. Once I was there they had me under for surgery in under 3 minutes because I was almost dead.
I don’t have one any more😢 A Dr. nicked mine and didn’t tell me the truth about it and he had to remove it. Without it when I catch a cold the flu, I’m sick for three months unless I go quickly and get antibiotics which most doctors don’t want to give me. But I noticed that when I don’t eat sugar I don’t get very sick at all!
@@shairis2007medical malpractice is the number one cause of death in the US and because of that, companies that provide these services have rigged the system by creating a system called "arbitration", so no you can not traditionally sue over this but you can try to arbitrate it which basically means that instead of a court & jurors deciding the merits of your case & making a judgement, in arbitration, the company itself is trusted by the government to basically have their own court and evaluate it themselves to see if you have a case. When people claim that Americans are sue crazy and that you can sue for anything then give blah blah example of Absurd lawsuit? it's just propaganda that was originally started by companies who wanted arbitration laws to pass. basically any time you sign a TOS agreement(the things nobody reads), you are agreeing to give up your right to sue them in a court of all. Its complete bullshit & its the fault of Republicans.. same with basically anything that fucks over working clas ame5
It is also extremely common to have an accessory spleen. You can live rather well after your spleen has been removed due to injury or illness. Eventually (as in several years) after spleen removal the liver will assume some of the functions of the spleen. Removal of the spleen will cause secondary or reactive thrombocytosis which is an elevated platelet count. You can live just fine with a mildly elevated platelet count (it just means you will clot faster and your blood will be a little thicker). If the platelet count is to high you will be put on 81mg aspirin a day along with prescription medications to prevent blood clots.
It's awesome to see inside our bodies. I don't know if there is any other site on the web that does this. At my age (67) we will hear about many of these organs as they start to cause problems.
Learn something, Physiology of Spleen-Stomach[1] The Spleen-Stomach has various physiologic functions as follows: Spleen governs transport and transformation. Spleen-Stomach transforms food into nutrients which are the sources of Qi and blood. The nutrients include glucose, amino acids, lipid, cations-anions and trace elements. Stomach is considered a reservoir which empties into the intestine. Water and salt absorption depends also on the transportating function of Spleen-Stomach. Qi and blood are both vital to life, Qi means energy, blood points to circulating blood and its formed elements, blood and nutrients furnish nourishment to all organs and tissues of the body. The up- and down-bearing function of Spleen-Stomach Stomach governs down-bearing function and Spleen governs up-bearing which signify the motility, secretory, assimilative, absorptive and dispersing functions of upper digestrive tract, among which, gut hormones and functional activities of vegetative nervous system of the gut are involved. Dysfunction of up- and down-bearing function of Spleen-Stomach can cause gastrointestinal disturbances and various Spleen deficiency syndromes; furthermore, they may also affect the functions of other organs. Spleen governs the flesh or muscles Transport and transformation function of Spleen-Stomach provided nutrients for muscle and energy metabolism. When Spleen-Stomach is diseased, muscles will be atrophied and become asthenic. Spleen governs thought Brain activities depend normally on furnishing the nutrients, Qi (energy), blood, Yin and Yang. With adequate Qi and blood and normal function of Spleen-Stomach, brain activities can proceed normally. Spleen manages blood Spleen has hemopoietic functions; the blood encased within the vessels of all solid and hollow organs is managed by Spleen. Relationship between Spleen-Stomach and other solid and hollow organs Spleen and Heart The heart governs blood vessels and blood circulation. The lung is related to oxygen uptake. Dispersion of nutrients over the whole body depends on heart, lung and brain function which can also affect Spleen-Stomach motility and function. Spleen and Kidney In TCM, the Kidney stores the body’s essence, and its function also depends on the nutrients transformed by Spleen-Stomach. The transport and transformation function of Spleen-Stomach is also influenced by warming and nourishing functions of Kidney. The two are interrelated and mutually potentiating. The Kidney in TCM involves the genital-urinary system, sexual glands and hormones, immunologic function, nervous system and the heart in terms of western medicine. Spleen and Kidney are both involved in water and salt metabolism. The Kidney-Yang denotes the hypothalamic-pitutary-adrenal, thyroid and gonadal axes, secretion of the corresponding hormones, sodium pump activity of red blood cells, caloric energy production and immunomodulating functions. The Kidney-Yin involves cAMP/cGMP activity. Diagnostic approach and preventive treatment of Spleen-Stomach diseases[2] Spleen-Stomach theory forms the basis of diagnostic approach and treatment of Spleen-Stomach disease, according to the presence or absence of Stomach-Qi. Poor appetite signifies grave prognosis and absence of Stomach-Qi; good appetite signifies good prognosis and presence of Stomach-Qi. By looking at the complexion and feeling the strength of pulse, one can predict the prognosis of the patient. Sallow face is the usual manifestation of Spleen disease. Color of skin over thenar muscles reflects Cold or Heat. Cyanotic hue of vein over thenar region indicates Cold in the stomach, whereas redness shows Heat in the stomach. During convalescence from postoperative state or infectious diseases, doctors should prescribe those herbal medicine for replenishing and modulating the Spleen-Stomach function. Spleen deficiency syndrome is a multi-system and multi-organal functional impairment, but mainly manifests as digestive tract disturbance. It can be classified into Spleen-Qi deficiency,Spleen-Yang deficiency and Spleen-Yin deficiency. The diagnostic criteria in common are poor appetite, abdominal fullness after meal, loose bowel movements, pale or sallow complexion. The characteristic features of Spleen-Qi deficiency are fatigue, asthenia, atrophied muscle, pale tongue with thin white coating and moderate, weak pulse. Spleen-Yang deficiency is characterized by cold limbs, fear of cold, puffy pale tongue with slippery coating and slow fine pulse. Spleen-Stomach-Yin deficiency has dry mouth, low urine output, dry stool, shrunken smooth bare, red tongue and rapid fine pulse. Pathophysiology of Spleen deficiency[1] Clinical and animal studies were conducted with controls and statistical analysis made in the past years. Changes in secretory and absorption functions of gastrointestinal tract Salivary flow and salivary amylase activity. Salivary gland activity is related to Spleen function. In patients with chronic gastritis, gastric or duodenal ulcer or chronic colitis with Spleen deficiency syndrome, the salivary flow of parotid glands on citric acid stimulation decreased together with decrease in amylase activity. After Spleen-fortifying treatment, the condition was improved and normalized. Gastrin and acid secretion. Serum gastrin level was found significantly lowered in Spleen deficiency syndrome but elevated after treatment. In peptic ulcer patients with Spleen deficiency, BAO and MAO were both significantly higher than normal. In chronic gastritis patients with Spleen deficiency, the day and night and 24 h uropepsin activities were much decreased. Pancreatic exocrine function, BT-PABA test. In peptic ulcer patients with Spleen deficiency, urine excretion of BT-PABA diminished. On treatment with Spleen-fortifying drugs, urine BT-PABA and amylase activity in chronic atrophic gastritis patients were increased. Xylose excretion test. Decrease in xylose excretion in chronic atrophic gastritis patients with Spleen-deficiency syndrome indicated impaired absorption function of small intestine. After treatment, the xylose excretion rate was increased. Motilin and gastrointestinal motility. In patients after major surgery on digestive tract with Spleen deficiency, serum motilin level was significantly higher than normal. The gastric tone was decreased with retention of fasting gastric juice but transit time of small and large intestine was reduced, resulting in rapid emptying, these motility disturbance led to loss of appetite and epigastric fullness after meal. Structural and biochemical changes in gastric mucosa. In Spleen deficiency syndrome patients, the turnover rate of epithelial cells was hastened, showing a short life span. In the mucosal lamina propria of superficial gastritis with Spleen deficiency, the glandular atrophy was more severe, intestinal metaplasia more frequent, whereas in disharmonic Liver and Stomach type, the metaplasia was modest. Ultrastructural studies revealed reduced microvilli of epithelial cells, increased junctional width, membrane damage, swollen mitochondria with disrupted cristae and dilated endoplasm in parietal cells[4] decreased pepsinogen granules within chief cells; increased plasma cell infiltration in lammia propria. These changes were not seen in disharmonic Liver and Stomach type. Substance P and VIP were found increased in sigmoid colon, correlated with loose bowel movement. Elevated cAMP levels in gastric mucosa and plasma of Spleen deficiency syndrome were found, and plasma cAMP/cGMP ratio was decreased markedly in those patients with intestinal metaplasia. Likewise, gastric mucosal SOD content and plasma LPO also decreased significantly; these might correlate with metaplasia.
During a spay I scrubbed in for during vet tech school, the veterinarian nicked the spleen. She was the most serious teacher I've ever had and needed to call for another veterinarian to come assist. The dog was owned by another student. I could tell she was trying very hard not to show she was starting to panic. That was a long sweaty surgery.
@@Ironman-BB infectious mononucleosis caused usually by Epstein-Barr virus. Also known as the kissing disease, can cause fever, fatigue and splenomegaly amongst other things
@@Ironman-BB its mononucleosis, its a viral disease spread mostly through saliva and sometimes blood. Commonly acquired by kissing teenagers hence the name the kiss disease( at least in my country) , as the people who commented here earlier the disease makes your spleen and i think your liver brittle afterwards so yeah nothing fun
I don't remember much from learning anatomy in 6th grade, but I'm pretty sure the spleen also takes dead blood cells out of the blood, and that you can live without it.
It’s the hub for the lymph nodes in pretty sure. And yeah it’s something like up to 30% of your total blood volume that can be in your spleen at one time. Super interesting stuff
fun fact: the Bajau people evolved to have bigger spleens, so they can dive underwater for longer without having to come up for air, because their survival depended on underwater forging
Unfortunately, I got a crash course in what the spleen does when my sweet Gus dog was diagnosed with cancer on his spleen and died within a week of diagnosis. Bc the spleen is so vascular, it had spread everywhere, very rapidly. It finally got into his spine and his back end was paralyzed. We had to have him put to rest. 😢
It IS a lot bigger than I thought! I've never been sure what it does but I always pictured it looking like the appendix. It was one of the things I listed off that I couldn't believe was formed and inside my tiny 6lb daughter when she was born lol.
About a year ago I cracked my ribs and my spleen ruptured and I had to get it physically removed via surgery in the ER and it took me like 4 hours until I woke up in the recovery room and after the CAT Scan I passed out for the second time and didn't wake up till on my way to surgery and felt nothing but pain then I was all good and it got removed and I survived one of the most gruesome pains ever imaginable. I also had to get a blood transfusion because I lost nearly 2 and half pints of blood internally.
@tusharchauhan2542 it makes me easier to get sick but without it you can still live....your liver will take place and do what it can to replace the missong spleen. The human body is still a complex creation.
I almost died at 17 due to lacerations from a football hit. It's crazy to think I'm still alive after having it removed and so thankful to the advancements in medical knowledge and the Lord Jesus for keeping me here today!
@@tusharchauhan2542 I haven’t really been very sick and it’s been 6 years now. Could be since I’m still young and healthy with diet. I’m also celiac so when it comes to foods I’m without gluten which is known to increase overall health anyways. As to how do I prevent or protect myself? I live normally, when it comes to germs I welcome them because I need my immune system to be strong.
I did not know this and I am even more shockingly aware of how close I was to dying after my motorcycle accident with a drunk. Compounded my Tib fib demure in 3 places and pelvis broken in half with a laceration to my spleen and a small brain bleed. So seeing that my spleen is the reservoir of my blood makes me question how I’m not dead.
When I had my kidney transplant 13 years ago, after surgery my spleen got so big it was driving me out of my mind. I have a short waist, and there's not a lot of space for extra stuff in there. I still had my original kidneys, and now they put an additional kidney in my abdomen next to my bladder. All the blood cells that were floating around from the donated kidney and from the surgery were picked up by the spleen. The spleen actually stores damaged blood also, so that it can be processed out of the body. It literally felt like a football had been shoved up under my ribs. I was begging the doctors to take out my spleen, but they said that I needed to keep it. It took about a month, but finally it went down again.
I don't have one anymore. I split my pancreas in half in 6th grade. Then had 2 working halves for a while until one stopped working and I needed to have it removed. It was attached to my spleen at that point so the spleen had to go too.
A friend of mine fell off his bike when he was a teenager. He hit the handle and a rib broke and punctured his spleen. Luckily, it happened close to an ER. He was in the OR in less than half an hour. Even so, they nearly lost him and the surgeon said that, had they taken a few more minutes to bring him in, he would have been dead. They had to remove the spleen, and told him to be careful, because he is now at risk for several conditions for the rest of his life.
My husband ruptured his spleen similarly in HS. He came down on the handlebars while riding at a skatepark. I'm not sure how long it took for friends to run to his house and get his parents, get EMS on scene, and get him to the nearest hospital which was about 20 mins away, but I'm very glad he is still here today. I know he spent about a month in the hospital, doesn't remember most of it, & that he still has his spleen. I hope we never have to experience something like that with our 2 boys!
@@deathgrifts-alt similar story for me, I had a big skateboarding accident and ruptured my spleen, was in the ICU for about a week and things healed on their own. Didn’t realize just how close I was to dying then lol
I did mine on a BMX bike doing jumps. I had to ride my bike home tried to wait for the pain to go away. the pain never went away. I waited like 2 hours before going to the hospital. Doc saved my spleen
My father got liver chirosis then we treated him for nearly 3 years. His blood hemoglobin level always drops too low that we need to add new blood every 5 or 6 months. Then one day he did too much blood vomit and within seconds he passed away. Doctor told his spleen got ruptured due to high BP. My father was vegetarian and never drinks or smokes eventhough he got blockages in his liver. So take care of your health while you can because once it gets affected then recovery is always not possible.
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That ex-spleens a lot! Thanks!
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That was Spleendid
Such puns make me want to vent my spleen upon the speaker!
I'll just get my coat...
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most underrated organ
Such a nice protein you are 😂
True it is underrated it’s always the heart or brain or the lungs
I thought that would be the gallbladder
True words
Hahahahaha
As a former paramedic of 31 years, I've seen many spleen "fractures" as it is called because they are a solid organ. The injury will be to the left upper abdomen. And also the lower left thorax underneath the floating ribs. A spleen injury commonly is associated with referred pain to the left shoulder.
If you ever see these signs and symptoms, dial 911 immediately. This is the most serious internal injury there is.
A surgeon unknowingly cut my spleen during a laparoscopic surgery. Hours later in the worst pain of my life I demanded the nurse call the Doctor because I was in more pain than I thought I should be. They left me to bleed out for more than 9 hrs! 9 hrs!!!!!
I had to have an exploratory procedure to figure out what was wrong and fix my spleen and give me blood. I nearly passed away. Spent 5 days in ICU and 3 days in a regular room. In the end, I was left with a scar (from the incision) from my stomach to pass my belly button and difficulties with my intestines. I’m so stupid I didn’t sue the doctor & hospital!
*EDIT*- I should have clarified the date this occurred. It happened the week before Christmas 2005!
You probably still could. Consult a lawyer, they typically do that for free.
In England anything happens untoward in hospital a independent group called pals sorts everything out
@@Warlock_SackProbono not free 😮
@@eatingelizabethsfrizbee the consultation, not the entire case lol. My bad I wasn’t clear.
@@Warlock_Sack The surgeon has since passed at the age of 50. Don’t know why and really don’t care! Take care.
When my now 40 year old son was just two weeks past his 2nd birthday, he fell 3 1/2 stories out of our window to the sidewalk. One of the many injuries he suffered was a ruptured spleen. In surgery, it was the first organ removed and over the course of his 16 1/2 hours of surgeries, they had to replace his blood 8 times his body supply had!! I will be forever grateful to all the surgeons who helped safe my son’s life. Dispute everyone’s expectations, he lives a fully independent and happy life.
How is he alive
Stay blessed
Damn! Glad he's fully fine now.
Respect ✊
Wow that is amazing and I'm so glad that he is ok. I have a very similar story that Happened to me when I was 3 yrs old. I fell out of my bedroom window 75 ft to the ground and landed on a snowy sidewalk. Than got up and began to walk back to my house. But my step dad met me at the door first because right after I fell my sister went and told my mom. Now what comes next is kinda insane but is 100% honest truth, so while I was in the ambulance they were asking me questions like what happened and I told them this and yes I still remember what happened to me to this day, I told them that my sister pushed me out the window and as I was falling baby jesus and two Angel's carried me down. Baby jesus was at my head and the two Angels where on each side of me and carried me down to the ground. And that actually happened. Proof that it did is could you believe that there was not anything wrong with me. All besides the little cut on my leg from the window. But I didnt have any other injuryd at all. The doctors were in amazement and I had lots of medical visits over 3 years that they never found anything wrong with me. Nothing internally nor externally. I was literally a miracle. And that was not my first miracle. I was actually born dead with no breathing or heartbeat. The dr. Began to vigorously rub my back and than slapped my butt area and I started to breathe. This happened because I had my umbilical cord wrapped around my neck 3 times. And now I am 32 year old and I have had a total of 6 miracles when bgg I should of been dead or died and didnt. I truly believe that God has me here for a reason and until it's my time to go I will be here. I'm so grateful for knowing and having such a loving God.
Bro pulled the spleen out of that cadaver like it came from his inventory.
How else do you want him to show you? 🤨
@@sauce8148not at all. Or like…with a spleen condom
Omg that a real thing?? I though its just doll. Omg. 😅 Its mind blowing
Maintenant il ne couras plus comme un dérater !!😅😅
Sure DID....as if he has plenty bodies laying around
Thanks to the person that donated there body for us May there soul rest peace, thank you Jesus Amen!
Sorry, but its "their" body not "there" body
Ja !! Not nesesary she May be a Jon de nobody claim this body and then they use no problem
And ‘their’ soul
You donate blood while you're alive
Not a real person. Either it's a mock up or a lab animal. If it were a human, YT would not let it be up.
A gun shot wound to my chest turned my spleen into pudding.
I’m Blessed to be here writing about today.
Stay safe out there folks.
Daddy ur so strong ❤
Who’s body you playing with lol
So you're spleen is gone now?
@@luffy687 That is correct.
@@Karl.Jayce-DE You better believe it sista.
Your spleen is an organ above your stomach and under your ribs on your left side. It is about as big as your fist. The spleen is part of your lymphatic system, which fights infection and keeps your body fluids in balance. It contains white blood cells that fight germs. Your spleen also helps control the amount of blood in your body, and destroys old and damaged cells.
Certain diseases might cause your spleen to swell. You can also damage or rupture your spleen in an injury, especially if it is already swollen. If your spleen is too damaged, you might need surgery to remove it. You can live without a spleen. Other organs, such as your liver, will take over some of the spleen's work. Without a spleen, however, your body will lose some of its ability to fight infections.
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Thanks for the update ❤❤
Can confirm. I ruptured my spleen in a work related accident about a year ago. From what I was told I probably had minutes left to live before everything was fixed. Everyday is an extra day
Has the experience changed u in any way ? Ur perception
@@fauj7860 Shows how quickly everything can change. Moment before that I was running around, doing 30 things at once at my job and ready to do a lot more and then in an instant it all changed
how's the postgame treating you?
@@fauj7860 A newfound respect for Doctors and nurses. Sone of the most valuable people we have. Genuine miracle workers
@@jamesthomas6984 It was probably about 4-5 months after the injury until I was 100% back on track but since then I've been fine.
The spleen regulates a lot of bacteria so now I have to get a series of inoculations every year basically from here on out which sucks but since it was a work injury it'll be comped so... cha ching
Please continue with these explanations!
Most enlightening and helpful!! Thanks!!
New fear unlocked 💀
He says it like he’s excited I am terrified
@@NOO-MICKEY yes, I am
😂😅😮 me too
Lol 😂
Hi there! Jesus says to you today: "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28
May God bless you! 😊
Thank you! I grilled my teachers in elementary/high school about the function of the spleen and I never received "it stores blood" as an answer.
Store, but also removes damaged red cells from the blood and augments the lymphatic system.
It's the bloods Swiss army knife.
@Darren Dickson lol what did they answer?
@@RB-dh6luThe most common answer was that it stores good bacteria
@@darrendickson1872 that'd be the vermiform appendix, which does store the "good" intestinal flora and fauna. The spleen filters and stores blood cells and augments the lymphatic system.
That's OK, back when ice covered the earth and I was chased to school by sabertooth felines and dire wolves, they had no clue what the thymus did. Basically, the training ground for white cells, teaching them you from everything else, with everything else subject to being attacked since it's not recognized as you.
what happened to middle
We are fearfully and wonderfully made by God!
Amen.
We sure are! Thank you our Heavenly Father 🙏❤️
My Dad and 3 causins had an accident from hitting a slushy snowball that fell from the side of the road. They went into a spin and hit a telephone pole. A large splinter lodged scrapping the liver and the spleen and meer cm from his spinal cord. In ICU several days with unstable vitals and rising fever. They let my brother and I see him and it wasn't until my Aunt seen him where he apologized for her kids being in the accident and her forgiveness that he got better. My Dad always looked out for my Aunt after his brother died from an accident at a young age, leaving her and 2 kids. How gentle and fragile our souls are by just a few words
My stepfather died because of a ruptured spleen The cat got in the way as he was going down the steps and he hit his side or something on the bannister really really hard you know how cats walk across you and it made him fall he was lucky he didn't fall all the way down the steps
I ruptured my spleen into 4 large pieces playing hockey, internally bled 2.5L of blood, needed 2 blood transfusions, was in ICU for 4 days and total hospital stay was about 9 days. I had a great surgeon who ended up stitching my spleen back together, placed it in a dissolvable medical bag and I still have a functional spleen today
That is very impressive!
Wowww
Thanks for sharing such an amazing information about the body parts.
How did it get split like that??
@@JustaLocalLLCplaying hockey, I hit someone really hard open ice and the impact of my elbow into my rib cage did the trick 😅
Thank you to the humans who donate their body.
Humans!!!! I think we found a lizard 👀
My spleen was removed in my latest surgery.
I am currently minus my: gallbladder, appendix, omentum, the lining of my abdomen, my ascending colon, my ovaries, uterus, uterine tubes, spleen, part of my pancreas, and probably a couple other things too. It amazes me that I am still walking around and functioning pretty normally in spite of missing so many organs. The human body is a true marvel!
You are a warrior ❤
@@laurarazvan33 awww! Thanks so much! I am tenacious and work hard to keep going! Take strength and keep it moving forward!
Oh no..so what do you run on ,duracell?
You're amazing.
@@kadeneforde7875 nope. Energizer. I just keep going, and going, and going! 😂
Awww... I lost mine when I was 20.
I almost died from a rupture. Here I am almost 59 years later. 😮
u live a long life.. hope u will always be in pink of health
Do you face any problems after spleen remove to till now..
And what you avoid to do to getting infections?
Do you get a lot of infections? Or have autoimmune diseases? I have an accessory spleen. Every extra thing I’ve had in my body that I was told was asymptomatic, ended almost ending it for me. So I’ve always been suspicions of that extra guy, if he could be the one making me autoimmune.
@@tusharchauhan2542
I actually don't have any problems after losing my spleen. I taught in the public school system for 15 years and I think that help me to build up tolerances to various cold and sicknesses.
I do not get sick very often but when I do, my wife said I am the most pathetic thing she has ever seen.
I was under the assumption that you cannot live without a spleen…
I endured a level 5 spleen laceration that caused internal bleeding, but God kept me....All things are possible through God. Amen!
Amém
Omg! Did u go thru surgery? Thats horrible!
I hope you go to church when u get sick, not hospitals
Amen
Or doctors. The doctors saved you.
That is how my mother died at age 28. Ruptured spleen. I was 2 months from turning 6. I am 75 now.
I'm so sorry for what you had to go through. 28 is way too young.
May she continue to rest in peace.
Awe I’m sorry for your loss very sad
Sorry, Linda, I hope you're living a good life.
I’m sorry to hear this happened !! 😢
Watching my man pulling a spleen outta corpse at 3 am hits different 💀
I gotta get hooked up with him
My fat a$$ thought I was looking at a mushroom cap coming out of a log at first 😂
Bro relatable af
Is that what it is? It doesn't look like a corpse to me.
Try eating at the same time !
👍 Wonderful Information about spleen. Thank you.
New health related anxiety fear added to my book. Thanks
😂😂😂
Extactly
How does our body house all these intricate organs?? What a beauty humans are
This is the God who made this complicated body so we should be thanks full for him by praying him as he said.
Read the Quran.
Psalms 139:14-15
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
It says a lot about the greatness of the God who created us, humans.
We are wonderful made by the hands of God
The “widow maker”. My husband had deep vein thrombosis of the splenic artery. He listened to the pain and went to hospital for help. He gain an extra 8 yrs because he listened to his body.
I'm sorry for your loss
@@Regal23_ No worries, he survived watching his 8 yr old son grow up! It's amazing!
A “widowmaker” is actually a heart attack caused by a blockage of the left main artery or the left anterior descending artery, not the splenic artery. The mortality rate for a splenic artery thrombosis is around 30-35%. The widow-maker has a mortality rate of around 70%. That does suck though…glad he is OK.
@@carriehesketh3555 Hey, you know better than me!
MY Daddy was a LEO and was shot 3x's while on duty back in the 70's. One bullet hit his spleen. The Dr. did not remove the bullet. He stated it was not a good thing to do due to
medical reasons and He would bleed to death if removed. My Dad lived 20 plus years beyond.....
Rest in Love❤
These videos are fascinating. I'm 62 and realising how god damned ignorant I've been about my own body.
it took a time great you understand stay healthy
My beautiful Rottie's spleen ruptured and he bled out into his abdomen. I rushed him to the vet but it was too late to save him. I can never hear the word "spleen" without thinking of that horrible day. RIP, Thor.
Sorry for you man cried 😭
Same but with our family dog Molly, Splenic cancer caught too late and the most humane thing to do was euthanize her before she could suffocate to death. Most heartbreaking decision of my parent's life. My condolences for your loss.
😥😭
sorry about your dog bro🍺
Understand the feeling all to well. 😢 same happen to me. Happens so quick and unfortunately to late to do anything whole spleen about to burst
I learned that it stores up to 500 ml of blood, which can be pumped into the circulatory system during intense physical effort. That would also explain why we feel the pain when we work out and whatnot.
This is the explanation i was seaching for...😊 thanks... i feel pain in that ( bazo ) area when running my PT ..
damn😮no wonder it hurts so bad when running, can the pain be reduced with more intense physical training?
@@AspectCaveit stop with just a tiny amount of regular exercise throughout the week
@@AspectCave0] no mopm
That is not because of your spleen directly. Your organs bounce around, tug and pull on their connective tissues, and bump into each other when you run. The side stitch you feel is connective tissue being stretched and pulled, and the nerve that is related to that connective tissue runs through that area. It’s called “referred pain”. It could be any organ that is pulling and causing the tissue to hurt.
I shattered my spleen a few months ago on a bmx. Rough ride that was. 6 hours afterwards i eventually had surgery after loosing aprroximately 2 and a half litres of blood. Throughout surgery had many blood transfusions and also my heart began to have problems aswell. Very lucky to be alive and very thankfull. Only 3 months later im back on the bike fully recovered doing what i love
And this why if left to natural selection you would die...
God healed u
Luccccy, you got some Spleening to doooo 😅
Lolol😅😅😅
Would like to see exactly where the spleen is located 😊
Did you miss that great organ by it? That's the edge of the liver.
basically to the left of your torso, by your stomache
Just inferior and lateral to your stomach
I had some idea as a broken lower rib punctured mine. With how quickly I became light headed and barely conscious I get how quickly you could bleed out from such an injury. Amazing when you consider its roughly the size of the palm of his hand!
Average stabber's first question.
It looks like a Portabella mushroom
You should try it
✊🏿
It tastes much saltier than a portobello mushroom...
Thank you. Please continue to educate us, it's really nice to see the human body, not just a picture. But in real body
My gallbladder was removed in 2012. My spleen and 2/3 of my pancreas were removed in October 2018. My dad passed from pancreatic cancer in August of 2017. My eldest brother passed from it in December 2015. The surgeon looked me in the eyes at my first post-op appt and said, "I can 100% guarantee you that you would've had pancreatic cancer within five years had you not had the surgery when you did." He said the reason he left 1/3 of my pancreas was bc he didn't want me to come out of surgery "a full-blown diabetic." However, he added that I would eventually get there. He was correct. My labs are starting to show elevation in my A1C first for the last six months. I've also had a hip replacement with five revisions, a femur replacement and a knee replacement with two revisions. All in all, I've had 26 surgeries and getting ready for one more. Then, add malignant hypothermia. I think I'm tired.
My prayers for you 🙏🏻🙏🏻 my sister has also had 26 surgery n keeps getting other diagnosis 😢🙏🏻🙏🏻
Wow. This is a lot. May God perfect your health in Jesus name. Amen
@@marilynsaez2881 thank you so very much. God bless you and your sister. ✝️🙏✝️
@@kunbiworksng843 thank you so very much. May God bless you, too. ✝️🙏✝️
God bless you my dear that is a lot to take 🙏 ❤️
I legitimately survived a spleen rupture. Literally died and came back to life.
Did you see anything in between?
Same here just this past november. I hope your recovery was as quick as mine!
@averylangs can't say it was a quick recovery. Unfortunately that lead to an 8yr battle with pain killer addiction that nearly killed me again. 13yrs off the pain killers and doing much better but it's been a battle.
@@creature_of_the_undergroun261 Dang, glad to hear you're doing better! And congrats on being 13 years clean!
My grandfather did also 😬
I had my spleen rupture in a car accident in summer 2018. It took me an hour and a half to get to the nearest hospital. Once I was there they had me under for surgery in under 3 minutes because I was almost dead.
I tried to sleep it off. That didn't work. I had an Asian doctor. He was very good and saved my spleen. Shit hurts right?
Are you more prone to infections?
@@elsacampos922 no
Thank God you’re still here ❤️🙏
My spleen was also shattered in a car wreck 27 years ago.
Dude is playing with a corpse
I don’t have one any more😢 A Dr. nicked mine and didn’t tell me the truth about it and he had to remove it. Without it when I catch a cold the flu, I’m sick for three months unless I go quickly and get antibiotics which most doctors don’t want to give me. But I noticed that when I don’t eat sugar I don’t get very sick at all!
can the doctor get sued by this?
@@shairis2007medical malpractice is the number one cause of death in the US and because of that, companies that provide these services have rigged the system by creating a system called "arbitration", so no you can not traditionally sue over this but you can try to arbitrate it which basically means that instead of a court & jurors deciding the merits of your case & making a judgement, in arbitration, the company itself is trusted by the government to basically have their own court and evaluate it themselves to see if you have a case. When people claim that Americans are sue crazy and that you can sue for anything then give blah blah example of Absurd lawsuit? it's just propaganda that was originally started by companies who wanted arbitration laws to pass. basically any time you sign a TOS agreement(the things nobody reads), you are agreeing to give up your right to sue them in a court of all. Its complete bullshit & its the fault of Republicans.. same with basically anything that fucks over working clas ame5
@@shairis2007
Yes. It's a violation of the Hippocratic oath
It is also extremely common to have an accessory spleen. You can live rather well after your spleen has been removed due to injury or illness. Eventually (as in several years) after spleen removal the liver will assume some of the functions of the spleen. Removal of the spleen will cause secondary or reactive thrombocytosis which is an elevated platelet count. You can live just fine with a mildly elevated platelet count (it just means you will clot faster and your blood will be a little thicker). If the platelet count is to high you will be put on 81mg aspirin a day along with prescription medications to prevent blood clots.
Thanks for the explanation. I am living without spleen and several lymph nodes due to GIST removal.
I love y’all’s videos! Please don’t stop, I learn SO much and it’s so fun and classy!
Ever find yourself spending lots of time learning about this stuff but never using the knowledge in every day life? 🤔
I do.
It's awesome to see inside our bodies. I don't know if there is any other site on the web that does this. At my age (67) we will hear about many of these organs as they start to cause problems.
I had an accident when I was a kid and it wounded my spleen. I never knew what the function was until I watched this video. Thank you!
not me, im built different
And it filters out old red blood cells
It's also makes a huge part of your immune system up.
Learn something,
Physiology of Spleen-Stomach[1]
The Spleen-Stomach has various physiologic functions as follows: Spleen governs transport and transformation. Spleen-Stomach transforms food into nutrients which are the sources of Qi and blood. The nutrients include glucose, amino acids, lipid, cations-anions and trace elements. Stomach is considered a reservoir which empties into the intestine. Water and salt absorption depends also on the transportating function of Spleen-Stomach. Qi and blood are both vital to life, Qi means energy, blood points to circulating blood and its formed elements, blood and nutrients furnish nourishment to all organs and tissues of the body.
The up- and down-bearing function of Spleen-Stomach
Stomach governs down-bearing function and Spleen governs up-bearing which signify the motility, secretory, assimilative, absorptive and dispersing functions of upper digestrive tract, among which, gut hormones and functional activities of vegetative nervous system of the gut are involved. Dysfunction of up- and down-bearing function of Spleen-Stomach can cause gastrointestinal disturbances and various Spleen deficiency syndromes; furthermore, they may also affect the functions of other organs.
Spleen governs the flesh or muscles
Transport and transformation function of Spleen-Stomach provided nutrients for muscle and energy metabolism. When Spleen-Stomach is diseased, muscles will be atrophied and become asthenic.
Spleen governs thought
Brain activities depend normally on furnishing the nutrients, Qi (energy), blood, Yin and Yang. With adequate Qi and blood and normal function of Spleen-Stomach, brain activities can proceed normally.
Spleen manages blood
Spleen has hemopoietic functions; the blood encased within the vessels of all solid and hollow organs is managed by Spleen.
Relationship between Spleen-Stomach and other solid and hollow organs
Spleen and Heart The heart governs blood vessels and blood circulation. The lung is related to oxygen uptake. Dispersion of nutrients over the whole body depends on heart, lung and brain function which can also affect Spleen-Stomach motility and function.
Spleen and Kidney In TCM, the Kidney stores the body’s essence, and its function also depends on the nutrients transformed by Spleen-Stomach. The transport and transformation function of Spleen-Stomach is also influenced by warming and nourishing functions of Kidney. The two are interrelated and mutually potentiating. The Kidney in TCM involves the genital-urinary system, sexual glands and hormones, immunologic function, nervous system and the heart in terms of western medicine. Spleen and Kidney are both involved in water and salt metabolism. The Kidney-Yang denotes the hypothalamic-pitutary-adrenal, thyroid and gonadal axes, secretion of the corresponding hormones, sodium pump activity of red blood cells, caloric energy production and immunomodulating functions. The Kidney-Yin involves cAMP/cGMP activity.
Diagnostic approach and preventive treatment of Spleen-Stomach diseases[2]
Spleen-Stomach theory forms the basis of diagnostic approach and treatment of Spleen-Stomach disease, according to the presence or absence of Stomach-Qi. Poor appetite signifies grave prognosis and absence of Stomach-Qi; good appetite signifies good prognosis and presence of Stomach-Qi. By looking at the complexion and feeling the strength of pulse, one can predict the prognosis of the patient. Sallow face is the usual manifestation of Spleen disease. Color of skin over thenar muscles reflects Cold or Heat. Cyanotic hue of vein over thenar region indicates Cold in the stomach, whereas redness shows Heat in the stomach. During convalescence from postoperative state or infectious diseases, doctors should prescribe those herbal medicine for replenishing and modulating the Spleen-Stomach function.
Spleen deficiency syndrome is a multi-system and multi-organal functional impairment, but mainly manifests as digestive tract disturbance. It can be classified into Spleen-Qi deficiency,Spleen-Yang deficiency and Spleen-Yin deficiency. The diagnostic criteria in common are poor appetite, abdominal fullness after meal, loose bowel movements, pale or sallow complexion. The characteristic features of Spleen-Qi deficiency are fatigue, asthenia, atrophied muscle, pale tongue with thin white coating and moderate, weak pulse. Spleen-Yang deficiency is characterized by cold limbs, fear of cold, puffy pale tongue with slippery coating and slow fine pulse. Spleen-Stomach-Yin deficiency has dry mouth, low urine output, dry stool, shrunken smooth bare, red tongue and rapid fine pulse.
Pathophysiology of Spleen deficiency[1]
Clinical and animal studies were conducted with controls and statistical analysis made in the past years.
Changes in secretory and absorption functions of gastrointestinal tract Salivary flow and salivary amylase activity. Salivary gland activity is related to Spleen function. In patients with chronic gastritis, gastric or duodenal ulcer or chronic colitis with Spleen deficiency syndrome, the salivary flow of parotid glands on citric acid stimulation decreased together with decrease in amylase activity. After Spleen-fortifying treatment, the condition was improved and normalized.
Gastrin and acid secretion. Serum gastrin level was found significantly lowered in Spleen deficiency syndrome but elevated after treatment. In peptic ulcer patients with Spleen deficiency, BAO and MAO were both significantly higher than normal. In chronic gastritis patients with Spleen deficiency, the day and night and 24 h uropepsin activities were much decreased.
Pancreatic exocrine function, BT-PABA test. In peptic ulcer patients with Spleen deficiency, urine excretion of BT-PABA diminished. On treatment with Spleen-fortifying drugs, urine BT-PABA and amylase activity in chronic atrophic gastritis patients were increased.
Xylose excretion test. Decrease in xylose excretion in chronic atrophic gastritis patients with Spleen-deficiency syndrome indicated impaired absorption function of small intestine. After treatment, the xylose excretion rate was increased.
Motilin and gastrointestinal motility. In patients after major surgery on digestive tract with Spleen deficiency, serum motilin level was significantly higher than normal. The gastric tone was decreased with retention of fasting gastric juice but transit time of small and large intestine was reduced, resulting in rapid emptying, these motility disturbance led to loss of appetite and epigastric fullness after meal.
Structural and biochemical changes in gastric mucosa. In Spleen deficiency syndrome patients, the turnover rate of epithelial cells was hastened, showing a short life span. In the mucosal lamina propria of superficial gastritis with Spleen deficiency, the glandular atrophy was more severe, intestinal metaplasia more frequent, whereas in disharmonic Liver and Stomach type, the metaplasia was modest. Ultrastructural studies revealed reduced microvilli of epithelial cells, increased junctional width, membrane damage, swollen mitochondria with disrupted cristae and dilated endoplasm in parietal cells[4] decreased pepsinogen granules within chief cells; increased plasma cell infiltration in lammia propria. These changes were not seen in disharmonic Liver and Stomach type. Substance P and VIP were found increased in sigmoid colon, correlated with loose bowel movement. Elevated cAMP levels in gastric mucosa and plasma of Spleen deficiency syndrome were found, and plasma cAMP/cGMP ratio was decreased markedly in those patients with intestinal metaplasia. Likewise, gastric mucosal SOD content and plasma LPO also decreased significantly; these might correlate with metaplasia.
During a spay I scrubbed in for during vet tech school, the veterinarian nicked the spleen. She was the most serious teacher I've ever had and needed to call for another veterinarian to come assist. The dog was owned by another student. I could tell she was trying very hard not to show she was starting to panic. That was a long sweaty surgery.
How does a surgeon nick your spleen? That seems like a hurried carelessness. Can someone tell me?
The best underwater free divers have large spleens -- holds lots of oxygenated blood while under water.
At first, I read underwear free...
It can be physically sueezed too in order to give a boost of oxygen underwater
That group of SE Asian people have significant spleen differences
Ngamdjo houtriniya 50 mawoudou inchallah
Why did I think the spleen was much smaller? I was thinking it was like the size of a racquetball
On pictures of the human body it's always drawn as a little stripe
Seeing the spleen gave me childhood flashbacks. I had mono as a kid and the doc said to be careful not to bump my side bc of my spleen.
Yes, same. I didn't even fully realize at the time how serious it was.
What is momo?
@@Ironman-BB infectious mononucleosis caused usually by Epstein-Barr virus. Also known as the kissing disease, can cause fever, fatigue and splenomegaly amongst other things
@@Ironman-BB best dancer 💅💅💅
@@Ironman-BB its mononucleosis, its a viral disease spread mostly through saliva and sometimes blood. Commonly acquired by kissing teenagers hence the name the kiss disease( at least in my country) , as the people who commented here earlier the disease makes your spleen and i think your liver brittle afterwards so yeah nothing fun
Didn’t know the spleen was that big
The spleen act as a filter. It weeds out damaged cells and helps to control the blood and blood cells that circulate in the body. .
Exactly
you can survive without it. This is because the liver can take over many of the spleen's functions.
The human body is amazing
A spleen is like an internal tick that we just can't live without
Not true still here after 44 years without one
Mum: Don't spleen it away, don't do that please!
It spleens.
best comment
😂
Can't be put any more correctly or succinctly.
Very well said.
THE HUMAN BODY IS SIMPLY AMAAAAAAAÀMAAAAZING
every animal's
Wonderful and beautifully made.
We have an AMAZING GOD!!
PRAISE HIM...THE MASTER CREATOR...THROUGH CHRIST JESUS!!!❤❤❤
I don't remember much from learning anatomy in 6th grade, but I'm pretty sure the spleen also takes dead blood cells out of the blood, and that you can live without it.
It also acts as a blood filter, removing old blood cells…
you are great.
It’s the hub for the lymph nodes in pretty sure. And yeah it’s something like up to 30% of your total blood volume that can be in your spleen at one time. Super interesting stuff
Yep. Removal will result in some weakening of the immune system.
Fortunately the body has some redundancy built in.
Yup❤
I’m almost lost my 15 yr old son after he ruptured his spleen. Lost 1700cc of blood. Thankfully the surgeon saved him. ❤🙏🏻 it was a close one.
I had cancer spread to my spleen twice thank Goodness for Chemotherapy
Still gobsmacked about how accurately every little thing was created? Who thought about adding a spleen while at it? 💤
gobsmacked
fun fact: the Bajau people evolved to have bigger spleens, so they can dive underwater for longer without having to come up for air, because their survival depended on underwater forging
Free divers tend to have larger spleens as well
Unfortunately, I got a crash course in what the spleen does when my sweet Gus dog was diagnosed with cancer on his spleen and died within a week of diagnosis. Bc the spleen is so vascular, it had spread everywhere, very rapidly. It finally got into his spine and his back end was paralyzed. We had to have him put to rest. 😢
Heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing the added info on the spleen issues.
Jesus Christ im so scared of csncer😮
Damn that was some angry cancer
My husky also passed away from cancer...miss her like crazy...
@@sandrahamel1021 I feel you, friend. ❤️
“I got your spleen” 😂
Well that one isn’t ruptured, glad to know the guy it belongs to is doing well
Am hearing about this organ for the first time in my life, knowledge is indeed power
It IS a lot bigger than I thought! I've never been sure what it does but I always pictured it looking like the appendix. It was one of the things I listed off that I couldn't believe was formed and inside my tiny 6lb daughter when she was born lol.
"Ugh, my spleen's poking out."
-postal dude
“Has anybody seen my spleen”- Gunther, kick buttowski
In summary: a ruptured spleen is a quick way to die
About a year ago I cracked my ribs and my spleen ruptured and I had to get it physically removed via surgery in the ER and it took me like 4 hours until I woke up in the recovery room and after the CAT Scan I passed out for the second time and didn't wake up till on my way to surgery and felt nothing but pain then I was all good and it got removed and I survived one of the most gruesome pains ever imaginable. I also had to get a blood transfusion because I lost nearly 2 and half pints of blood internally.
I'm so scared ofpain!
Do you get infections and get sick? Do you eat street food? And how do you protect yourself from getting infections?
@tusharchauhan2542 it makes me easier to get sick but without it you can still live....your liver will take place and do what it can to replace the missong spleen. The human body is still a complex creation.
The cadaver: “Hey! Put that back!”
His Worker: yo!, who did u murderer today mate?
I almost died at 17 due to lacerations from a football hit. It's crazy to think I'm still alive after having it removed and so thankful to the advancements in medical knowledge and the Lord Jesus for keeping me here today!
Do you get infections and get sick? Do you eat street food? And how do you protect yourself from getting infections?
@@tusharchauhan2542 I haven’t really been very sick and it’s been 6 years now. Could be since I’m still young and healthy with diet. I’m also celiac so when it comes to foods I’m without gluten which is known to increase overall health anyways. As to how do I prevent or protect myself? I live normally, when it comes to germs I welcome them because I need my immune system to be strong.
I did not know this and I am even more shockingly aware of how close I was to dying after my motorcycle accident with a drunk. Compounded my Tib fib demure in 3 places and pelvis broken in half with a laceration to my spleen and a small brain bleed. So seeing that my spleen is the reservoir of my blood makes me question how I’m not dead.
I lost my spleen from a motorcycle crash also 😂😅
@@2phonesjones899 oh dang like completely? Sorry to hear you had to deal with that
That's the power of the most high God Jesus Christ
More of these educational videos. I had no idea how important the spleen was to the body.
“Whats on the chart this?”
*Pulls out body*
When I had my kidney transplant 13 years ago, after surgery my spleen got so big it was driving me out of my mind. I have a short waist, and there's not a lot of space for extra stuff in there. I still had my original kidneys, and now they put an additional kidney in my abdomen next to my bladder. All the blood cells that were floating around from the donated kidney and from the surgery were picked up by the spleen. The spleen actually stores damaged blood also, so that it can be processed out of the body. It literally felt like a football had been shoved up under my ribs. I was begging the doctors to take out my spleen, but they said that I needed to keep it. It took about a month, but finally it went down again.
Oh..i was holding my breath..what a relief the swelling went down..swoosh!😧
I had a spleen rupture in a car accident, when I was 10 years old, 40 years later, I'm doing okay.
Do you have to have shots to keep infection down
Do you get infections and get sick? Do you eat street food? And how do you protect yourself from getting infections?
at first i was like
what’s that he’s pulling out of that old tree?
Thank you for adding that in my anxiety list 😓
❤❤❤
🤣🤣 sorry, but it's a good source of info about spleens job. I'm not laughing about your anxiety level.
Good information. Just skip things like this if it's too much. Your triggers are your responsibility.
I don't have one anymore. I split my pancreas in half in 6th grade. Then had 2 working halves for a while until one stopped working and I needed to have it removed. It was attached to my spleen at that point so the spleen had to go too.
You live because of Jehovah God's loving kindness and tender Mercy for mankind...
May He continue to preserve your beautiful life...🙏🙌💕💕
Bro how
New fear unlocked spleen rupturing
I like how that spleen is ruptured.
A friend of mine fell off his bike when he was a teenager. He hit the handle and a rib broke and punctured his spleen. Luckily, it happened close to an ER. He was in the OR in less than half an hour. Even so, they nearly lost him and the surgeon said that, had they taken a few more minutes to bring him in, he would have been dead.
They had to remove the spleen, and told him to be careful, because he is now at risk for several conditions for the rest of his life.
Wow, I'm glad he's alive
My husband ruptured his spleen similarly in HS. He came down on the handlebars while riding at a skatepark. I'm not sure how long it took for friends to run to his house and get his parents, get EMS on scene, and get him to the nearest hospital which was about 20 mins away, but I'm very glad he is still here today. I know he spent about a month in the hospital, doesn't remember most of it, & that he still has his spleen. I hope we never have to experience something like that with our 2 boys!
@@deathgrifts-alt similar story for me, I had a big skateboarding accident and ruptured my spleen, was in the ICU for about a week and things healed on their own. Didn’t realize just how close I was to dying then lol
Thanks for sharing this. I trust that he is doing well.
I did mine on a BMX bike doing jumps. I had to ride my bike home tried to wait for the pain to go away. the pain never went away. I waited like 2 hours before going to the hospital. Doc saved my spleen
My father got liver chirosis then we treated him for nearly 3 years. His blood hemoglobin level always drops too low that we need to add new blood every 5 or 6 months. Then one day he did too much blood vomit and within seconds he passed away. Doctor told his spleen got ruptured due to high BP.
My father was vegetarian and never drinks or smokes eventhough he got blockages in his liver.
So take care of your health while you can because once it gets affected then recovery is always not possible.
I have no idea why I'm watching these they just appeared one day on my RUclips shorts and I never stopped watching
I always thought the spleen was useless, the more you know apparently.
So we can't actually survive without the spleen
Yeah
When fictional characters Spleen gets injured oh no anyway
Emergency surgery for the few time I saw it in fiction.
The number of mouse spleens I've taken out ...
I guess my canabis spleen is kickin still 😂😂😂😂😂
Praying for full recovery!
should be soon
That person is dead!
@@deborahlehman8617you must be fun at parties
Thank you I think you are son of jesus christ bcz lord Jesus is son doughter keep mind for pray
Thoughts and prayers!
Yeah that’s been a lot larger than I thought it was. Considering the fact that I thought it was like the size of your thumb not the size of your hand
But splenectomy???
Can’t you live without it?
The first person that falls asleep at the sleepover :
Me to my spleen: please don't rupture
OKAY... I'M OFFICIALLY SUBSCRIBING TO YOUR CHANNEL...CAUSE NOW I KNOW MY SPLEEN LOOKS LIKE A COW PIE😂😂😂😂😂😂😂