Interview With Tiara Brown: Hospital Visits & More...I don’t like how it makes me feel and when the pain medication wears off it's like the pain never went away.* My family and I moved from... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Sickle Cell Disease and Oral Health...Some people with SCD may have severe tooth pain, but others may not experience any pain at all.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My name is Myron, I'm a Kenyan...I had a severe pain crisis and I couldn't learn how to walk until two years later.... By CommunityMemberaa69641 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Sickle Cell is Just as Serious as Any Other Chronic Illness...pain we say we in", etc.... By Whit03274 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Why? The Moon and My Tears...I used to refer to myself as 'The King Of Pain' and listened to Shade's King Of Pain. And Back On My Feet Again by Michael Bolten.... By Goldfish1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Things You Should Never Say to a Sickle Cell Warrior...The pain we face demands strong pain medications, but when we ask for them (especially at the hospital), we are tagged with addiction.... By Rhedd Maya3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Disparities in Patient Healthcare...to reduce the frequency of pain crises.... By Wunmi Bakare4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Purpose and Perspective...My experiences with pain have given me insight, empathy, and patience.... By Halimat Olaniyan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Rise and Fall of My Mental Health With Sickle Cell...Soon, avascular necrosis started altering my physical appearance, I went from just slight pain in my hip to visibly limping due to the pain in my... By Abayomi Afolayan3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Age Is Just a Number: Confronting Life Expectancy With Sickle Cell...For example, Endari™ (L-glutamine) and Adakveo® (crizanlizumab-tmca) help ease pain crises in people with SCD.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Know Your Rights: Balancing Work And Health...Recurring pain and fatigue often interfere with work.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
50 and Still Here...I have had pain crises, had my heart stopped twice, and I feel the pain of my disease on a daily.... By Shun A.1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Asking for Help & Applying for Disability...Maybe it’s because society focuses so much on visible disability and sickle cell pain is often invisible.... By Halimat Olaniyan3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Adopting the Mindset of a Pioneer Helped Me Find Healing...I was happy to offer my experiences on the subject, to offer medical samples, to keep pain diaries, whatever it took.... By Lena Harvey3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Best Part of Living with Sickle Cell That You Might Be Ignoring...We share similar pain stories.... By Abayomi Afolayan3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Asthma and Sickle Cell Disease...Leukotrienes may also play a role in pain crises and acute chest syndrome in people with SCD.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Asthma Medications and Sickle Cell Disease...Some people experience acute pain and SCD complications after stopping oral corticosteroids.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Don’t Try to Fit in...But unfortunately, I’m one of the sickle cell warriors that go through pain every day.... By Rhedd Maya3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
We Can Do Hard Things...It was the vision in my head of being able to tell a sickle cell warrior in pain in the hospital that I understood what they... By Halimat Olaniyan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Living With and Conquering SCD at 50 and Beyond...People don't understand the pain we go through, and medical practitioners look at us like addicts even when we ask for pain relievers.... By zylix2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
