Hospital or Home

by Sharolyn Hutchinson

Dec 3, 2009

Do you go to the hospital everytime your in crisis? My daughter has been in crisis for three days, She is eating and drinking, and I am using pain meds to control pain. She says she really dont want to keep going to the hospital. Any suggestions

  • Preston

    From my experience I'd say go to the hospital if it's been days. How much pain is there? If minor maybe not.

    Dec 3, 2009

  • Sickle Cell Warrior

    For me it just depends on the type of pain and how much it is. If my pain meds aren't controlling it, and it doesn't go away in a day or 2, then I would go to the hospital. Though tedious, I've realized that when my regular pain meds don't control my crises, it's usually a symptom that something else is going on, like my Hgb is low, I have an infection or something like that. I would have her go to the hospital. I wish her strength.

    Dec 4, 2009