Can you go scuba diving if you don’t have a spleen?
Shared by Alison:
I had a splenectomy last year. Is it safe to scuba dive? I have heard that while diving you create more red blood cells, and the spleen is there to filter them out.
I had a splenectomy last year. Is it safe to scuba dive? I have heard that while diving you create more red blood cells, and the spleen is there to filter them out.
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