Okay, I just took my last pill from my first bottle, so I guess I’ve officially been on Nicosan for 30 days now. I haven’t really noticed much difference besides
Living with Sickle Cell
I got a question from a reader in Egypt that loves to swim but has a painful episode after each swimming session. For sickle cell warriors, my advice is not
Okay, so we all know what a load of crap the medical system in the USA is. It’s even way more difficult to deal with it when you have a
Okay, several people have voiced concerns over me getting a crises a few days after I started taking Nicosan. I truly don’t believe that it was related or that Nicosan
I just got off the phone with Milan, a reader from the blog who is the absolutely most fabulous chick I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with sickle cell. She’s
This is one of my absolute favorite PSA’s about sickle cell. Elise is totally kick ass, a warrior of the
Dates: May 9-17. After spending Thursday night fighting cold and flu symptoms, Friday morning had me dealing with pain…in a
First of all, let’s focus on the triggers: The Trip to Hawaii: I was sick on this trip but not
Well, the last week has been rough to say the least. I’m going to explore the triggers of my last
I think I’m officially the only vented person that took a picture as well. What a dork!
Wow that was such a nice vacation. I’m going to post pics soon on both Myspace and Facebook, but once
The flight to Hawaii was really long, about 8 hours in total. I was worried that my sickle cell would
What’s good fam? I just wanted to check in before I jetsetted to Hawaii for the next week. I’ll be
My daughter who is 12 years old (has SS)is thinking about taking Hydroxyurea instead of getting monthly blood transfusions. If Hydroxyurea is not right for sickle cell people what other