Absolutely, I am happy to share my experience. I have not had a single transplant since my splenectomy/ cholecystectomy nearly 10 years ago. My doctors wanted to remove my spleen from a very young age but my Mom wanted the decision to be mine so we waited until I was old enough to grasp what that meant. It also wasn’t causing too many issues other than occasional discomfort. I also wasn’t allowed to play any sports or participate in any activities that could lead to me being hit in the stomach as it could rupture my spleen and with the size that it was it would have caused catastrophic internal bleeding. It just so happened that right when I was old enough to make the decision myself I began having more pain and other issues so we went ahead and removed it.
Also, I wanted to add that while I was having transfusions my liver was taking on the extra iron which was causing damage, which could have affected my heart as well. They placed me on a medication to help prevent that and I had a severe allergic reaction to it, my body was covered in rashes for several months if not years.