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Cyndi, that sounds so amazing, I have never me someone who has undergone a spleen removal. However, I am familiar with the diet requirements after the organ is removed. It sounds like you have no choice but to ensure the necessary iron levels are in your body to function properly. Iron has become a necessary evil in your life as you are now aware. The question you ask is about supplementation and as I read your posting I could not help to wonder if you have tried getting a diet high in iron. I suggest considering adding to your diet the foods listed below in addition to iron supplements.

SOURCE Serving and Milligrams/serving
Chicken liver, cooked = 3½ ounces mgm/12.8
Oysters, breaded and fried = 6 pieces mgm/4.5
Beef, chuck, lean only, braised = 3 ounces mgm/3.2
Clams, breaded, fried = ¾ cup mgm/3.0
Beef, tenderloin, roasted = 3 ounces mgm/3.0
Turkey, dark meat, roasted = 3½ ounces mgm/2.3
Beef, eye of round, roasted = 3 ounces mgm/2.2
Turkey, light meat, roasted = 3½ ounces mgm/1.6
Chicken, leg, meat only, roasted = 3½ ounces mgm/1.3
Tuna, fresh bluefin, cooked, dry heat = 3 ounces mgm/1.1
Chicken, breast, roasted = 3 ounces mgm/1.1
Halibut, cooked, dry heat = 3 ounces mgm/0.9
Crab, blue crab, cooked, moist heat = 3 ounces mgm/0.8
Pork, loin, broiled = 3 ounces mgm/0.8
Tuna, white, canned in water = 3 ounces mgm/0.8
Shrimp, mixed species, cooked,
moist heat, = 4 large mgm/0.7