Sickle Cell Rules
Tips on managing sickle cell
Living with Sickle Cell
Video:Ports, Catheters & IVs
video on some of the most common intravenous accesses sickle cell patients have
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Sickle Cell & Your Period
I was wondering if anyone else has pain right before their period starts or during. I never was a woman to get cramps or migraines but i do get pains in my left knee right before my period starts. Lately I’ve been also feeling drowsy and drained. I have said on here several times that
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Sickle Cell and Insomnia
Many sickle cell warriors have insomnia. I haven’t been able to figure out the biophysical reasons around this, but I’m actively searching. The only hypothesis I have is that insomnia is somehow due to the pain meds we take. Perhaps our bodies become attuned to drowsiness only with opiates and as a result we can’t
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Decisions…
So I know that I haven’t blogged in a couple of weeks, but readers on the FB page will know that I ran out of Nicosan and fell sick! I’m much better now, and things seem to be looking up on the Nicosan front. I have also been job hunting. Actually I applied for and
Letters Needed for Nicosan
Hello everyone, As I’m writing this, I’m having my first pain crises in over a year. I ran out of Nicosan last week, and I got slammed with pain today. So. Not. Fun. I’d almost forgotten how all encompassing a sickle cell crises is. I was relishing my new lease on life only to get
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Today’s Post
Hello everyone, This year, I want to start a spotlight series for people with sickle cell all over the world. It will be a weekly thing, and I will just send an email with questions for you to answer. I know from the feed reader that we have readers from Zambia, Nigeria, India, UK, China,
Sickle Cell & Depression
Question: How do you stay positive when you have sickle cell and its causing other significant health problems? It can be quite easy to slip into the doldrums and depression, especially when it feels like we are constantly beset with one physical ailment or another. I can’t claim to be just a ‘happy person‘ or
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Living in a Cold Place with Sickle Cell
How does a sickle cell warrior deal with living in a cold climate? Extra layers are the key. Read on.
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