Placing the Blame
Do children blame their parents for giving them sickle cell? For a first person tale, read on.
Living with Sickle Cell
Coming Out of the Closet…
One of the users of the Sickle Cell forum posted this awesome testimonial about her sickle cell epiphany that I’m allowed to share with everyone. Since my epiphany occurred when I met another sickle cell warrior who was not ashamed about her disease, it’s so heartening when other people get the same attitude. Without further
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Sickle Cell & Pity
Here is a great question at the Sickle Cell Ning Forum. Why is that when you go into a crisis people tend to give you weird looks and have pity for you? We don’t need pity but support… I think people offer pity what they do not understand something. Like when a loved one dies,
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Near Death Experiences with Sickle Cell
I’m sure many sickle cell warriors can relate to having near death experiences. I’ve been deathly ill a quite a number of times, but out of those numerous admissions, only once can I quantify as being near death. The first was in 1993. I had Malaria, Cholera, and Pneumonia when I was 13 in Nigeria.
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Nicosan Testimonial
One of my readers who has been on Nicosan for about a year now, has written this wonderful review that I would like to share with everyone. If anyone else has a Nicosan story that they would love to share; good, bad or indifferent; please send it my way. Also, if you would like to
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Taking Nicosan and Hydroxyurea
I got a question today that I couldn’t answer. Has anyone taken Nicosan WITH Hydroxyurea? Did you notice a difference? Have you had any side effects? Please share your story, either via comments or through my email. Thanks!
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Nicosan and Lab Levels
Questions: How long does Nicosan take to boost the HB level? Do you have a patients record or blood test results where I can actual see the improvements? Answer: It took me about 3 months before my Hgb got a boost, but even then, I just went from my normal baseline of 8.5 to 10.6.
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Getting Lab Work with No Insurance
Question: How can I order lab tests if I don’t have insurance? In regards to initiating your own blood tests, you can walk into a pre-employment or non-emergent clinic, and pay the doctor to order it for you. You have to pay for the labs themselves, and the doctor visits, it will come to around
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Nicosan and Tylenol
I ordered some for my fiancé and noticed it says u have to be careful when taking it with Tylenol. Which is in about every pain med used except a couple. What problems can you have using Tylenol and Nicosan together do u know? I know you aren’t a doctor but if you know anything
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