Sikcell: People living with Sickle Cell

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April 2021

Help! Advice wanted!

My 13 months old was diagnosed with SC last week. I am reading and learning as this is all new to me. I would appreciate any advice regarding nutrition, medication etc. Drs prescribed daily…

Blog Help! Advice wanted! 1 Like Spleen Sequestration.. is there a way to reverse it? Hello, im new here and hope i can find help. my child is sickle cell diseased. he is my only child so far. he developed a spleen sequestration at 12 months then again another one at 15 months (last… Blog Spleen Sequestration.. is there a way to reverse it? 1 Like Chronic Pain.

I am a 26 yr. old female living with SCD (SS). I have read many things on Type (SS) being most common and most severe form of sickle. For the past 3 almost 4 months to this day, I have had crisis…

Blog Chronic Pain. 1 Like uhhmmmmm... hey? Sup, i dont usually blog but i guess ill atleast tell u bout myself. Im 19, currently goin to ITT Tech for associates in visual communications, Im a real laid back person, it takes alot...ALOOOOOOT… Blog uhhmmmmm... hey? 1 Like This stupid disease Hi everyone, I am Nikki I am new to this. I have hgb SS. I am a 36 year old female. Ihave had 4 strokes, and I have CHF and have compression fractures in my back. I live in the Washington DC metro… Blog This stupid disease 1 Like

March 2021

Hello Guys Hello everybody,am going through a serious heartbreak and am so dead over emotional...i just need some blunt advice to move on.have been in pain since and i just need help to move on with life. Blog Hello Guys 1 Like How dangerous is low haemoglobin? Hi everyone. Hope we are all in good health. Please when dealing with blood levels,how low is terribly low. My HB is usually around 6.6 or my highest is 7 during the good times and i have a heavy… Blog How dangerous is low haemoglobin? 1 Like Something 2 Think About The French writer Montaigne said, "The most uncouth of our afflictions is to despise our being." Sometimes we let it slip by us to not allow our high standards to defeat us! For what spurs you to… Blog Something 2 Think About 1 Like new friend hi. iam happy to find this wep .i,m 34 years i have sickle cell with three brothers one of them died this years . i hate to bee yellow eyes and face . i hop thate you can accept me with you and share… Blog new friend 1 Like

February 2021

Stem Cell Research Today me and my family entered a study conducted at NIH on stem cell research.We have a 20 month old baby with Sickle Cell SS and we currently are expecting a baby in February that we dont know the… Blog Stem Cell Research 1 Like hi hey im , new here and i hope to enjoy the new experience. Blog hi 1 Like My Admissions Paper

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Blog My Admissions Paper 1 Like Sickle Cell Travel Hacks I traveled recently and found myself in a bit of pain from the cold on the plane (I should have known better and brought a blanket or hoodie) I eventually got a blanket and took some medicine and was… Discussion Sickle Cell Travel Hacks 2 Likes insurance coverage Do you guys find it hard to get Medical Insurance when you have sickle cell? I have a friend who may be traveling.… Blog insurance coverage 1 Like Men Using Hydroxyurea Are you able to or have you had any kids while on or after using it? Really curious. I want to have children. Discussion Men Using Hydroxyurea 1 Like

January 2021

As far as dating goes How long should you wait to tell the person your in a relationship that you have sickle cell? Are you wrong for wanting to wait a while to see how things work out in the relationship before you tell… Discussion As far as dating goes 1 Like Are sicklers 'brighter' in academic work tha… Upon being told that my son had SCD, i had many advisers, sypathisers etc but i never expected anyone to tell me that at least i didnt have to worry about my child being 'dull' at school. I have come… Discussion Are sicklers 'brighter' in academic work tha… 1 Like Chronic Leg Ulcers Friends, I would love you to share your thoughts on this issue. I am 40 years old and seriously afflicted with massive ulcers on both the medial and lateral side of the left ankle. What has been mo… Discussion Chronic Leg Ulcers 1 Like Our own thoughts can be healing Do you think that thoughts are responsible for feelings or would you argue that feelings bring about thoughts? According to Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, the first assumption is true. Not only… Blog Our own thoughts can be healing 2 Likes Venting session

Hi everybody. I am having a rough week and just need to vent, especially to those who "feel my pain." My pain crises began on Tuesday morning. Both my arms are in a lot of pain. From my…

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