WHAT IS SICKLE CELL DISORDER ?
Sickle cell disorder is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin which occurs in any person who has inherited sickle hemoglobin from each parent (e.g., Hb SS) or sickle hemoglobin from one parent and another hemoglobin variant from the other parent (e.g, Hb SC).
Heamoglobin is defined as the present in all blood cells. It is bright red and gives bloods it's red colour. The accepted abbreviation for Heamoglobin is Hb. all the body tissues need oxygen to work properly, and Heamoglobin carries oxygen from the lungs to all part of the body.
WHY SYPTOMS ARISE?
sickle cell syndrome are group of symptoms and signs which considered together are typical for a particular disease or disorder. For example, the sickle cell syndrome includes:
1)periodic bone pains
2)a slim build
3)smallness for age in childhood
4)pallor of the palms and soles(anaemia)
5)yellowness of the eyes(jaundice)
6)priapism.
TREATMENT FOR SICKLE CELL
Treatments include medication, blood
transfusions and rarely a bone-marrow
transplant.
As for me I do takes painkillers which includes :
1)Antibiotics
2)Iburofen tablet
3)lofnac
4)injections such as fortwin.
And taking alots of fluids helps a lot.
SICKLE CELL CRISIS/PAINS
It's a time of intense difficult a disasters an emergency. It is a critical point a turning point and it feels like a point of no return. It's so bad.
Over 100 sickle cell patient are recorded per day and
NOTE THIS: I AM ONE OF THEM
I DO FEEL BAD BECAUSE THE PAINS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME AT HOME, AT SCHOOL, OR PUBLIC PLACES. I THANK GOD BECAUSE I EVENTUALLY SAVED RIGHT FROM MY CHILDHOOD BECAUSE MANY ARE DEAD FROM THE CAUSE OF SICKLE CELL IF THEY DON'T HAVE ENLIGHTMENT ON THIS DISEASE.
MY ADVICE TO YOU GUYS LIVING WITH SICKLE ANAEMIA IS THAT KEEP YOUR HOPE IN GOD AND PRAY TO GOD WITHOUT LIMIT.
I THINK THIS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ON SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA POST.
THANK YOU