Sickle Cell Anemia

Life in the Balance

Symptoms

Cells

Sickle cell may have its obstacles as each time a person who suffers from this disease may go through crises. A crisis can happen at any given time similar to a seizure but can last from a few days to a few weeks and may require hospitalization if medication and treatment at home cannot ease the symptoms within a timely manner. It takes time to recover from a crisis as medication and rehabilitation is needed to be able to balance walking if the crisis in the leg(s) or using the limbs.

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