I lie wide awake in my bed unable to get a wink of sleep or even stay in one place for 30 seconds. Freezing cold and shivering even though I'm sweating with clammy skin and the room is 78degree. The pulsating, banging sensation at my joints refusing to stop or at least slow down, whether I like it or not the pain continues to come like clockwork. There doesn't seem to be enough air in the room to fill my lungs and as I continue to struggle with the deep breathing excersise that sometimes helps,… Continue

I understand us with SCD can experience pain in the joints and maybe other places such as neck or back.

For the past year or two I noticed that as the weather gets cold, I'm having odd pains in my facial bones. Especially in the areas around the cheeks and the lower jaw. Does anyone else experience this??????

I found an interesting article regarding the national collegiate athletic assoc screening college athletes for sickle cell trait...... let me know what you think.





http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/14/MN2P19LCJM.DTL…

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