Does anyone know the symptoms of an
enlarged spleen? Is upper left back pain
associated with an enlarged spleen? I'm
wondering because I was diagnosed with
mono about 4 months ago. I recently have
been sick with cold like symptoms and have
had severe upper left back pain and can
sometimes feel it under my left ribs, but
not all the time. It feels like I pulled
a muscle but I haven't done any strenuous
activity. I was wondering if it could be
my spleen since I have mono and am now
sick.
Thanks.
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janeysuz
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 79 Location: neworleans
Rupture Posted: 07-11-05 11:11am
You can have pain from an enlarged spleen
left upper but if it's acute you have to
watch out for spleen rupture...It can get
so enlarged it can tear and the spleen is
a bleeder and you have to be careful of
signs of internal bleeding such as rapid
heart rate, weakness...You might want to
get checked out
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lee21
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 8 Location: florida
Thanks Posted: 07-11-05 19:30pm
Thanks for the reply. My doctor said it
was enlarged. But it stopped hurting
soon after I got over my cold. I didn't
get a chance to ask my doc. But do you
think that the spleen is always enlarged
if you have mono. Or is it more
suseptible to enlargement when you have
mono and it reflares, like when I was sick
with the cold?
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janeysuz
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 79 Location: neworleans
Spleen Posted: 07-11-05 20:00pm
Yes, when the virus flares up again or
during acute phase of initial infection
