Sickle Cell Disease Causes Much More Pain Than Thought

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Internal Medicine Report: A new prospective study of pain in adults with sickle cell disease finds that daily pain is far more prevalent and severe than previous large studies have indicated. Authors of the study gave diaries to 232 sickle cell disease patients to record daily pain and indicate whether they used hospital emergency or unscheduled ambulatory care for their pain. Previous estimates about sickle cell pain assumed that if patients didn't go to the hospital or seek medical care for pain, they didn't have pain. Previous sickle cell treatments also were based on the number of visits to hospitals to relieve pain.

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Sickle Cell Disease Causes Much More Pain Than Thought

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  • Which sickle cell ...

    Which sickle cell disease does he have...SS, Sickle-C, Sickle Beta Thalassemia, SD-Los Angeles, SE or SO-Arab? I wonder if he smokes and consumes alcohol? Does he have any bone deterioration?

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  • AbSalute08: YOU ...

    AbSalute08:
    YOU DONT GET THE PAIN 1NCE AND CALL IT A DAY OF YOUR LIFE
    ITS SEVERE, AND SUPER BAD
    SICKLE CELL PAIN IS A UNDERESTIMATED PAIN
    ITS SHARP

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  • AbSalute08 - you ...

    AbSalute08 - you do not have Sickle Cell Disease if you think it's not that bad. I fractured my back in a car accident and the pain wasn't nearly as bad as my crises pain. The sad thing is that the hospital staff was much more responsive when I fractured my back than I'd ever experienced. They IMMEDIATELY gave me something for the pain and didn't make me wait an hour like they do when I go in for a Sickle Cell crises.

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  • no its not that bad ...

    no its not that bad i got it and i hurt once n a while depends on ur cells

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  • My husband has this ...

    My husband has this disease and he is in pain everyday. When he cant control it he has to go to the hospital

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  • its not everyday ...

    its not everyday its like every month or 2 or can be longer cause it just how you controll it

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