JENNY, I TOO HAD AN UNEXPECTED SPLEEN REMOVAL. THEY WERE ALREADY GOING TO DO A GALL BLADDER REMOVAL ALONG WITH MY RNY SO I ENDED UP WITH A THREE BANGER! (ON 8/18/00) THE ONLY THINGS I'VE FOUND SO FAR IS THAT I'LL HAVE TO HAVE A PNUEMONIA VAC YEARLY (INSTEAD OF ONCE IN YOUR LIFE) AND QUARTERLY BLOOD WORK TO CHECK WHITE AND RED CELL COUNT. I HAD A HARD TIME SHAKING A REALLY BAD COUGH FOR SIX WEEKS AND MY PCP SAID IT WAS PARTIALLY ATTRIBUTED TO NO SPLEEN. SO MY FRIEND, MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR PNUEMO VAC AND CHECK THOSE COUNTS...OH...AND LOSE, LOSE, LOSE BABY!