I had meconium ileus when I was born and was never told that was the cause of my liver problems. I was diagnosed with Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension, and Hyperslenism (enlarged spleen) when I was 14. I was referred to Pittsburgh Children's Hospital for a Tx eval for the liver right after, and they said that yes there were things wrong with the liver, but a transplant was a ways off.
Well, as I got older, I had more problems with my lungs and liver. The lungs were worse but the liver disease was progressing too. My blood counts were always off (caused by the liver). When I was told in November 2004 that I needed to look into lung transplant, I was also told that it would be a good idea to have the liver done at the same time. The doctors didn't think that my own liver would handle the new medications if they left it in when they transplanted the lungs. So, I was evaluated for all three organs. It took calling a couple of clinics to take my case and Cleveland Clinic decided that they would even though they had never done all three of these organs at once before. So anyway, I was listed for all three and had Cleveland Cllinic's first double lung and liver transplant on 1/31/07.
Anyway, the only digestive issues that I really had were the soft and sometimes greasy stools. Even the liver transplant did not cure that and I don't really think that it would on anyone. My blood counts are better for the most part but I still have problems with my platelets being low caused by the hyperslenism. They said that my spleen should come down in size since the liver transplant and I don't think that it really has yet.
If there's anything else that you want to know, just give me a shout!!