MadCow1:


Always with the 'God' angle..

lol..

@OP.. Stay strong, live healthy, eat the right foods and always be alert to your body. Have you folks and Doctor on speed dail. Also, find a friend on campus that you can rely on and also keep that person on speed dail as your emergency contact person. Find a good hospital in the neighbourhood around your school and put them on a retainer.

Live Strong Bro.

Suarezpatrick:
had crisis just once in the uni? glory be to god

Neye1973: I understand what you are going throught but be courageous. I am 41 yrs old,with a child.I have lived here in nigerian and the UK. I have HND,B.SC and M.SC. So u don't fear ur future is great.just take care of yourself. My motto is take its easy and make it simple. Don't stress yourself,you are not them,don't be like them.don't run like them,don't drink like them,don't behave like them. Eat the food you can eat wether little or much,drink a lot water,go to hospital the moment you sence you might have crisis,pray,believe,take your folic acid regularly.take hot bath,relax and enjoy yourself

Glock9:

Yes o. I had it in my second week of resumption. I guess my body was slow to adjust to the stress.

Glock9:

Yes o. With the God angle. He is the one sustaining me. It ain't easy being a sickler but God has always seen me through every crisis. So, yes "The God Angle".

Suarezpatrick: the truth is I was thinking of dropping the ideal of schooling but you guys just ignite the fighting spirit in me...THANK YOU MY FRIENDS

MadCow1:


My sympathies for your situation, however dont you think God is to blame for this?

Suarezpatrick: Dear fellow warriors,I greet you with a happy and confused state of mind.
I am at a stage of my life when I have to face my greatest fear.am about getting into the university where I have to live with different set of people aside my family.
At my age,I still find myself screaming when in pain even in front of my siblings.and then I wonder what if am in the hostel or lodge? AM DETERMINE TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION but then I need help on how to survive out there on my own.
please doctors here and fellow warriors how do I recover from pains minutes after going into crisis? how do I manage myself, so that it won't disrupt my exams and studies? whats the best and fastest pain killers? PLEASE HELP ME

Glock9:

Is God to blame for wars, killings, suicides etc. People are out there who have it worse than sicklers.

I don't blame God at all. If Sickle cell Anaemia can kill me, He will not have allowed me to be born with it. God will never allow me to be in something I can't handle. Ever.

MadCow1:


Wars are Man-Made.. I blame Man purely for that.

Sickle Cell Anaemia is Biological, thats Gods Fault right there.

I will leave this arguement here cos I noticed your comments were based on faith and I am not one to fhuck with a Niggas faith. So I will end here by saying Goodluck to you in everything and May your Faith see you through this.

#BestOfLuck hommie.

sisiafrika: ITK! Get out!

lomaxx:

I know.
When a sickle cell patient says he/she has a crisis, we all know its pain crisis.

Then there's the issue of public enlightenment in layman's language. Its the easiest to understand so I better leave it like that. Make sure you carry enough Dextrose with you when you be mentioning Vaso-occlusive and sequestration on nairaland.

GodMode:






I'm a sickle-cell carrier and I've been living with constant (daily) pain for over 6 years.

6 years ago, When the pain began.. All I could say was "God why me?"... I was believing a miracle would happen but it never happened.

I contemplated suicide during those 6 years but my subconscious (the real God in me) told me to live with it.

Since then I'd rather believe in myself than believe in something I can't see. I'm still in pain.. living on pain killers continuously for over 6 years.

SO PLS STOP SAYING OR COMMENTING RUBBISH COS YOU DON'T HAVE AN IDEA WHAT A SICKLER GOES THROUGH.

don't tell me that there is a God because the only God I see is me.

I guess u need read John 10:34 and Psalm 82:6.... In order to realise that humans are Gods.

But I don't believe in religion.

IdomaLikita:

Very Correct!!!
A good friend who is open-minded enough for you to tell him/her your condition! We as human beings have the tendency to forget ourselves sometimes, hence ur friend would be your Brakes if your are over-doing it. He/She should also know what to do if a Crisis Arises(cuz u'll be too bleeped up to help yourself, and random people can kill you in the name of 1st Aid)!

You can get Tramadol over the Counter in Nigeria! So keep a good Stock!

Finally! Get a Small Piece of Paper and Type out a Help Guideline for yourself on it!
Eg: SS Px, if crisis arises, pls follow d steps below!
(1. Rehydrate 2. Give Opiod Analgesics, 3. Infection Control. Etc)
Make it small and Portable, Carry it always like a I.D card. Nobody knows the Competence of the Health Staff manning the A&E at ur 1st point of call in event of a Crisis!
All other things have been mentioned above!

Maintain a good mental Attitude and go get us that Degree!
Adios!

Coldfeet: Nice piece! Thanks a lot.

kennyfao:

Guy, it is very obvious that u need to be talked to. Yoruba people will say 'OMO ATIRO TOWO BATA ESE KAN ORO LOFE GBO'
I will antogonise u with ur words but with no malicious intention

Firstly, u said u've being having CONSTANT AND DAILY PAINS for the past six years ------Like seriously? I guess u shld be dead by now if that was actually true and i put it to u that what u have being going through is occassional and severe pain, Am in, so i know what am saying

Secondly, u said ur question has being GOD WHY ME? ------ God knows why He does His things the way He wants or chooses, Moreso, what shld have being my own question being the only son of my mom? so chill all will be fine

Thirdly, u said something like SUICIDE; Wow wow wow, have u ever heard the word 'HELLFIRE'? U will burn more than a roasted chicken in Hell. Guy, killing urself shld nva be an option pls. e no reach like that according to warri pple.

Furthermore, u mentioned something like ur SUBCONSCIOUS [ THE REAL GOD IN U]; Its good this is coming from u, without much ado, that settles the fact that 'THERE IS GOD'

Your fifth point is what i find most interesting "u said we shld stop saying rubbish because we dont know what a sickler goes through" Oh how i wish kenny's Genotype is 'AA' My Dear, permit me to use Erigga word 'Around here HEAD also BURN' i do, we really do know what a sickler experiences especially during crisis. This is my 28th year as a warrior and am a practical definition of pains but GOD has been enough.

Now, to the biblical part of ur point, u quoted Psalm 82:6 which says 'you are gods and all of u are children of the MOST HIGH' so the question is who is the MOST HIGH? Oga, GOD is the only MOST HIGH so quit that thought of urs now.

Hear the conclusion of the whole thing, Guy, JESUS is the only miracle u nid now. u cannot experience this SS of a thing here on earth and also miss out HEAVEN, that will be too bad. Resolve to know nothing other than Jesus Christ. CHEERS.

sexyexcalibur:

as a doctor, u can't just assume like DT.... let me paint a scenario.... your nurse calls u, wen u wia out n says a patient z having crisis.... will u start dishing out management without asking for d presenting symptoms to know wat type exactly..... look, am not trying to shw off, BT sickle cell crisis z nt bone pain...check d definition...... its wrong to mk d public Cee it as just bone pain, as DT will cause late presentation of oda forms... op u gt me new....

Suarezpatrick: wow! is discovite a painkiller?

GodMode: don't smoke
No alcohol
No dancing
No partying
No running
Always stay in an environment with good air flow.
Always have panadol in your pocket.
Drink water regularly
No pepsi, coke .e.t.c
Don't stand for too long.
Don't stay in cold places.
Don't wear tight shoes.

The only cure for sickle cell is bone marrow/stem cell transplant... Don't let people tell u stories.

There is no God

So God can't change your genotype... Accept the disorder and live wisely.

GodMode:


I'm a sickle-cell carrier and I've been living with constant (daily) pain for over 6 years.

6 years ago, When the pain began.. All I could say was "God why me?"... I was believing a miracle would happen but it never happened.

I contemplated suicide during those 6 years but my subconscious (the real God in me) told me to live with it.

Since then I'd rather believe in myself than believe in something I can't see. I'm still in pain.. living on pain killers continuously for over 6 years.

SO PLS STOP SAYING OR COMMENTING RUBBISH COS YOU DON'T HAVE AN IDEA WHAT A SICKLER GOES THROUGH.

don't tell me that there is a God because the only God I see is me.

I guess u need read John 10:34 and Psalm 82:6.... In order to realise that humans are Gods.

But I don't believe in religion.

GodMode: don't smoke
No alcohol
No dancing
No partying
No running
Always stay in an environment with good air flow.
Always have panadol in your pocket.
Drink water regularly
No pepsi, coke .e.t.c
Don't stand for too long.
Don't stay in cold places.
Don't wear tight shoes.

The only cure for sickle cell is bone marrow/stem cell transplant... Don't let people tell u stories.

There is no God

So God can't change your genotype... Accept the disorder and live wisely.