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Good afternoon fellas.
Happy new month to you. I pray this month brings us good health , happiness and massive love. � �

I'm quite saddened about hearing that a fellow warrior is presently at a psychiatric hospital due to substance abuse. According to my source, this 18 year old lady only uses extreme doses of pain relief medications (both tablets and injection) during her crisis and now she's being treated for addiction to these substances.

I want to implore us all to be weary of taking these pain relief drugs all the time, even at the onset of the slightest pain.
Apart from the risk of addiction related to substance abuse, we should also note that this drugs have toxic effects on our body systems which may be silent now but are more pronounced in later years.

Let's be careful.
I hope y'all have a crisis free month.


Yours Sincerely,
Abiola .

Peace ✌ ✌ ✌

Good evening people. How was your day? Hope you're fine?

I know this topic isn't strange to many of us but it will still be nice to educate others.


PRIAPISM

Priapism is the development of prolonged penile erections leading to tissue ischemia and development of functional erections in the absence of sexual arousal or desire.

Three types of priapism exist, namely ischemic priapism also known as veno-occlusive or low flow, stuttering priapism or recurrent ischemic priapism (RIP), and nonischemic priapism (arterial high flow).

Ischemic and stuttering priapisms are associated with SCD with prevalence rates of 40%.It is characterized by pain and is a medical emergency. Unlike ischemic priapism, nonischemic priapism is nonpainful and is usually secondary to unregulated cavernous arterial inflow, caused by arteriovenous fistula, iatrogenic needle injury, and pelvic trauma causing arteriosinusoidal fistula formation; it is not a medical emergency.Knowledge of priapism among SCD patients in Nigeria is poor; 74.6% of the patients had no knowledge of priapism despite a high prevalence of priapism of between 30%–40% among them. Nearly, 89% are estimated to experience priapism by the age of 20 years.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the many complications of priapism. ED is secondary to tissue ischemia and subsequent cavernosal fibrosis which is a time-dependent complication.

CAUSES
-Blood disorders

Blood-related diseases might contribute to priapism — usually ischemic priapism, when blood isn't able to flow out of the penis. These disorders include:

Sickle cell anemia
Leukemia
Other hematologic dyscrasias, such as thalassemia, multiple myeloma and others

-Prescription medications

Priapism, usually ischemic priapism, is a possible side effect of a number of drugs, including:

*Medications injected directly into the penis
*Antidepressants
*Alpha blockers
*Medications used to treat anxiety or psychotic disorders
*Blood thinners, such as warfarin (Coumadin) and heparin
*Hormones such as testosterone or gonadotropin-releasing hormone
*Medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
*Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and other illicit drug abuse can cause priapism, particularly ischemic priapism.

-Injury:A common cause of nonischemic priapism is trauma or injury to your penis, pelvis or perineum, the region between the base of the penis and the anus.

-Other factors

*A spider bite, scorpion sting or other toxic infections
*Metabolic disorders including gout or amyloidosis
*Neurogenic disorders, such as a spinal cord injury or syphilis
*Cancers involving the penis

COMPLICATIONS
-erectile dysfunction
-impotence

THINGS TO DO DURING AN ATTACK
- empty bladder at the onset of the attack,
-exercise, and
- take a warm bath.
-If an episode persists longer than 3 hours, medical attention is
recommended.

PREVENTION
Priapism or recurrence of priapism can be prevented by treating the underlying medical cause that resulted in priapism or changing medications that have priapism as their side effects. No medications should be discontinued or changed until you speak with your healthcare provider.


Dear guys, please don't feel ashamed to tell a doctor what's happening to you.
Don't put yourself at risk for impotence.

WATCH OUT FOR PRIAPISM!!!
NB; opinions and corrections are welcome.

Thank you all for reading.
Yours Sincerely

Abiola.

Peace ✌ ✌ ✌

Good morning beautiful people.

How are you?

I'm still at NPH abeokuta and I can't wait to get back to my room in osogbo(this place totally freaks me out). So about my health,, I've been fine, just that I feel slight pain late at night before going to bed, good news is its gone in the morning . My hip hurts too every now and then .

Tell me what's going on with you too..

We go dey alright Las Las Noni..

Feel free to call or chat me up on this number anytime. 08143505458.


Peace ✌ ✌ ✌

Hello ismailaja. Good evening and sorry for the late response. I'm so happy that you've been able to put down your thoughts. I might not have anything to help you with but I'll love to talk to you again. Please contact me on WhatsApp on 08143505458.

Please don't live your life waiting for the cold hands of death. You're still young and can still live a productive life. Don't give up bro. Remember we're all in this together.

With love from Me.

Peace ✌ ✌ ✌

Thank you so much Leem4 for your Contribution. I really appreciate it. I must say that it's your response that has encouraged me to write this.

So I'm back in the hostel as my shift just ended. It was quite an eventful day in the Assessment Unit of Neuropsychiatry Hospital, Aro ,Abeokuta as I witnessed different forms of mental illness. And it got me wondering and making comparison..

Well, I'm thankful for life ☺ . Are you?


Peace ✌ ✌ ✌

I'm so sorry I haven't made any posts in 2 days. Truth is I've had conjunctivitis (both eye) for more than a week now and it's still present despite all drugs prescribed making it quite difficult to type coz looking at my screen for a long time is quite strenuous .

I should be back pretty soon. Just Pray for me.


Peace ✌ ✌ ✌

So many views and no one is saying anything.

Why?


Note that the first step to ending the stigmatization that comes with having SCD is the ability to come out if your � shell and let people know who you are. Yes I know they would talk behind your back and say all sorts of rubbish but after that you're still who you are.
Besides, your coming out can even encourage someone out there to do the same and shake off the shame. .

In the next couple of days, I'll be educating us on some complications of SCD.
You don't want to miss it!!!!!!!!

Let's do well to drop comments please. It will enable me know someone is actually gaining something which is a great source of encouragement.


THANK Y'ALL. & HAPPY SUNDAY


Peace ✌

Here's a little information about me.

You can call me Abiola. I'm a Nursing student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. I'm 23 years old and I'm a known SCD patient. I'm from a nuclear family and I have tWo siblings. I'm the only one with SCD. My parents aren't rich but I've survived thus far.

Word of encouragement for today.

#If you're not yet dead, then Don't stop living#.



Peace.

Let's share our daily life experiences and struggles with other people who have one or more misconceptions about us. Our strengths, weaknesses, ups, downs,social life and love life are not excluded.


If you are a judgemental,insultive or abusive person, we don't need you here kindly use the door � .

You're welcome if you have enough love to share.
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