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Sickle cell beat!

Dude I was like so excited when I left the docs office last week she told me now when im taking on my meds 500mg of hydroxyurea 3 tabs every night same time. I have been pain free!! and I feel great able to go outside and play with my little cuz! able to keep up with him running from me. The only thing is the migrans, and hip pain but I felt worse! I went out today and it was warm and beautiful I was able to take the baby to the park and play with him, he gave me such a run around we both took a nap when we came home. I have never been able to go out side and enjoy myself! this is great and it feels like I got a new shot at life but it does require blood test every two weeks but its well worth it!

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Permalink Reply by Ade Dotun on February 17, 2011 at 8:34pm

yayyy Im so glad to hear that!! is the hip pain and migraines side effects from the hydrea or from your running?

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Permalink Reply by Ebony Ravenell on February 17, 2011 at 8:44pm

Side effects they checked me cause most people were coming in with it, I didn't notice it until I woke up 4:30 in the morning and had to sit on the couch, I couldn't lay down.

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Permalink Reply by Ade Dotun on February 17, 2011 at 8:46pm

oh ok, keep up the running! i need to start again too..motivation!

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Permalink Reply by Ebony Ravenell on February 17, 2011 at 8:52pm

^^ glade I motivated you! my boyfriend motivated me, he didn't like to see me in so much pain 2:30 in the morning but hes been by my side. ^^ now if only I can get my little cousin on the meds, but he liked to pop the pain killers.

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Permalink Reply by Princess on February 22, 2011 at 2:14pm

Congrate!!!but did u ask ur docs about the side effect of the Hydroxyurea because my doc gave me the information about it and one side effect i really do not want is cancer. Hydroxyurea got 80% of u having cancer. so please find out about and meds or treatment before u accept it, i know we are thinking of pain free but try and think of other side effects like cancer. we do not want that with sickle cell disease and we will never have it.(No offence it just advice)