ultimatetruth

Yeah the scarring in the spleen thing didn't make sense to me at first but what they told me was that although the scars are more rigid as a whole they make the spleen inflexible and therefore more likely to be re-injured ie weaker. I'm considering just taking the risk and carrying on coz as the doctor said he is only advising me and can't make me stop karate, so ultimately it's up to me. Also i'm pretty sure i can't request my spleen be taken out, the only way it will be taken out now is if i re-rupture it and the bleeding won't stop itself...and well yeah thats what the doctor is trying to avoid as the whole ruptured spleen situation is life threatening!

I recently had a grade 3 ruptured spleen due to a ushiro geri in the stomach during sparring, it was treated conservatively so i got to keep my spleen. However my doctor told me that the scarring in my spleen makes it weaker, and more likely to be re-injured and that i am now never allowed to participate in contact sports again, eg sparring. But i have read articles saying people can actually go back to contact sports after 3-6 months or sometimes a year. So my question is has anyone else ever ruptured their spleen and were you allowed to go back to contact sports and if so after how long? or did you just accept the risk and carry on with sports anyway?