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WELCOME TO THE SICKLE CELL ANEMIA COMMUNITY: This Patient-To-Patient Community is for discussions relating to: Causes, Complications, Diagnosis, Living With Issues, Prognosis, Research, Risk Factors, Treatment, and Warning Signs relating to Sickle Cell Anemia.
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sickle cell anemia and folic acid

AmyLenoir
I am usually forgetting to take my folic acid 5mg and I have run out of it for 4 weeks. I know it's bad it can ruin your organs I am only...
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Cord blood for sickle cell

cmiracle
Hi everyone! My boyfriend has sickle cell and I've been doing some research and found that cord blood may be a potential cure, my sister ...
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what to do to help a sickler

Kc_Naza
I just found out 2 weeks back that my daughter is a sickler, What can I do to help her live long? She is 2 years
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School project-please help me

Danigirl73
Hi, I'm a 9th grader and we have to interview people living with sickle cell anemia. If it isn't too much trouble, I was hoping you could...
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Morphine during early pregnancy

Nell30
Hello, I am 30 years old, SS and pregnant with my first child. I have had severe crisis in my 9-10 weeks and doctors are treating me with...
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My eyes seeing the words on my computer screen slowly moving in a waving motion

majedco
Recently i have a strange thing happening to me, i am noticing the words on my computer screen slowly moving in a waving motion up and do...
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sons have the Trait

allancameronmommy
What do i need to know about the trait to tell them later in life
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Anemia or anxiety?

shmooface
So two months ago, I've been having constant tingling sensations and numbness on my sole (both foot) for nearly a month. Then this disapp...
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no menstrual periodno mister.

bbrooks1
I'm 22 years old have a battling sickle cell since birth I have never had a menstral period has this happened to anyone else it's a littl...
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Hip replacement at young age

llAidinll
I had osteomyelitis (bone infection) due to a salmonella septicaemia when I was 11 years old, it almost drove me out of life, but fortuna...
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Need help

WakingDead
I am a 30 yr old male with sickle cell ss. Two yrs ago I gave up my meds for herion. Any way I can ditch the dope an start back responsib...
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complete cbc repory... need guidance or opinion.

Reemma
Feeling tingling, pin and needle sensation and numbness on some parts of leg initially in part of left leg upper thigh then started on ri...
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Anxiethy ? hiv ? std ? read this to calm down

frank855
Your condom broke. Or, you just forgot to use one in the heat (or drunkenness) of the moment. If this applies to you and you had unprotec...
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red pin prick dots on fingertips

Beaks
Hi i have red pin prick dots on my fingertips they feel like pins and needles but there is bumps below skin and are quite sore can you help?
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pregnancy

sexyness
I just turned 30 is it still possible for me to have a child even though I have full bloen sickle cell anemia
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sickling trait partners marrying

ayellyn
Hello there my partner and I are trait carriers and when we informed my parents of our decision to marry they objected. I live in Ghana a...
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Sickle cell

Karen013
I am 18 years old and I'm 13 weeks pregnant with the rarest type of sickle cell (s/o Arab). I don't know what to expect. This is my first...
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Thalassemia Beta Minor

majedco
I am a male 34 years old. I have been diagnosed as a Beta Thalassemia Minor since few years ago. I have always been slightly anaemic (aro...
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blood pressure

Tublu
I have been checking my BP and pulse rate for several days. This morning like other days the readings were 79/47 and pulse reading of 87...
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sideroblastic anemia

sergirani
Hello, My mom is 66y old and she was diagnosed a week ago with sideroblastic anemia(see below the results from the blood and bone marr...
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