Sickle Cell Convos

Early presentation to hospital is very, very important in Sickle Cell. Unfortunately because sickle cell can affect anywhere that blood gets to in the body, which is everywhere, it means that sometimes some organs are affected and because the warrior does not present early to hospital, thinking that it is just a normal crisis that will resolve when they take care of it at home, by the time they eventually present to the hospital or their heamatologist, the issue is too far gone and in some cases, the warrior cannot be helped. The issue has either become permanent or even in some cases, life is lost either because the organs have been starved of oxygen for too long and the organs have packed up or some other reasons. Doctors can only help us if we present to hospital early, so please take this seriously.
𝙋𝙎. 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮. 𝙏𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙏𝙞𝙠𝙏𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙧 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 @ 𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 🙏🏾

It is very important that sickle cell warriors know the usual triggers for a sickle cell crisis, so that they can work hard towards avoiding the trigger leading to a crisis. There are so many things that can trigger a sickle cell crisis. To name a few; infection, stress, dehydration, malaria, high altitude, changes to weather and temperatures e.g extreme heat or extreme cold, surgeries and some medical procedures, e.t.c
Please ensure you're well educated about the possible triggers so you can be careful when exposed to them.
𝙋𝙎. 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮. 𝙏𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙏𝙞𝙠𝙏𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙧 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 @ 𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 🙏🏾