Sikcell: People living with Sickle Cell

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July 2011 Blog Posts (3)

College Life + Sickle Cell = ???

Hey guys

I hope all is well with you.

I write a blog and am asking some people who graduated from college and people who are currently in college advice on college life. So I figured I would ask you guys since you're like another type of family/ community.

Ive been hospital free for 2 years ^_^ but I had a mini crisis this week. I almost forgot how bad it was to be in pain. Its soo annoying just having to put your life on hold. And it got me down a…

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Added by Bukky Ade on July 28, 2011 at 11:20pm — 5 Comments

ALERT - Pain Medication Recall

According to American Pain Foundation there has been a "voluntary pain medication recall" for mis-labeling.

They say:

"Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Qualitest, a generic drug manufacturing subsidiary, issued voluntary recalls on June 27, 2011 for certain lots of oxycodone with acetaminophen (Endocet), hydrocodone with acetaminophen…

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Added by P.Allen Jones on July 14, 2011 at 2:27am — No Comments

7days through hell!

Hmmm...I'm lying on ma bed right now thinking of the pain of the last 7days.started on saturday lastweek,saturday is usually my 'lazing around' day. I had breakfast, my uncle came to visit us (me n my siblings),we were all gisting and then I got that feeling in my back...crisis knocking! And just like that,d pain came for real.I am 27years old and I have had quite a number of episodes but this was something else!

The pain is painfully indescribable,my doctors n nurses were moved to… Continue

Added by Soo...kewl! on July 3, 2011 at 2:05pm — 7 Comments