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Sickle Cell & Pity by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Here is a great question at the Sickle Cell Ning Forum. Why is that when you go into a crisis people tend to give you weird looks and have pity for you? We don't need pity but ... Read on »
Sickle Cell vs the Flu and Cold by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Hey everyone, thanks to all the people who have joined the SCW fan page on Facebook. It's another great way to connect. Here is a great article on the difference between a re ... Read on »
Nicosan Rising by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Okay, so ever since I wrote the Nicosan Woes post, I've gotten several people wanting to know what's the new scoop on Xechem. I've kept my ears to the ground, and after emaili ... Read on »
Please Vote by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Hey everyone, I got nominated for this years Top Health Blogger on Wellsphere. All I need is some votes to win. Click here and vote for my blog. Thanks! Read on »
Near Death Experiences with Sickle Cell by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I'm sure many sickle cell warriors can relate to having near death experiences. I've been deathly ill a quite a number of times, but out of those numerous admissions, only onc ... Read on »
Nicosan Testimonial by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine One of my readers who has been on Nicosan for about a year now, has written this wonderful review that I would like to share with everyone. If anyone else has a Nicosan story ... Read on »
Mission Statement by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The blog is entitled Sickle Cell Can Kiss My A** and it is a positive and yet progressive platform for me, a sickle cell patient and advocate to explore all realms of thought ... Read on »
Sickle Cell Disease Stamp ---Do Your Part! by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine SICKLE CELL DISEASE AWARENESS STAMP In 2004 the Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Stamp was created as a part of the U.S. Postal Service's stamp program that celebrates the peopl ... Read on »
True Life ---I Have Sickle Cell by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Hey guys, MTV's True Life is doing a story on " I have a life altering ailment or illness." If you are interested getting our story out there then you need to send a ... Read on »
Sickle Cell Test Plan by the NCAA by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine This article was shared at the NING sickle cell forum. The content itself wasn't bad, it just stated that the NCAA was considering mandatory screening of all players to preven ... Read on »
Taking Nicosan and Hydroxyurea by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I got a question today that I couldn't answer. Has anyone taken Nicosan WITH Hydroxyurea? Did you notice a difference? Have you had any side effects? Please share your story ... Read on »
Message by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine So September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month...I'm sure many of you already know. I've been out of the SSA loop for a minute but so many of my readers are going through crises ... Read on »
Nicosan and Lab Levels by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Questions: How long does Nicosan take to boost the HB level? Do you have a patients record or blood test results where I can actual see the improvements? Answer: It took me ab ... Read on »
Getting Lab Work with No Insurance by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Question: How can I order lab tests if I don't have insurance? In regards to initiating your own blood tests, you can walk into a pre-employment or non-emergent clinic, and pa ... Read on »
Nicosan and Tylenol by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I ordered some for my fiancé and noticed it says u have to be careful when taking it with Tylenol. Which is in about every pain med used except a couple. What problems ... Read on »
Nicosan Skeptics---I need your story! by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I got a question from one of my readers that I couldn't answer. I used to be a skeptic and require facts, figures and statistics; but I think I'm too much of a Nicosan believe ... Read on »
PPH Sickle Cell Drug Trial Stopped by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine NIH stops trial of drug for sickle cell patients July 28, 2009 | 10:46 am The National Institutes of Health has halted a clinical trial using sildenafil to treat pulmonary hy ... Read on »
Tips for Flying with Sickle Cell by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine So to all my darling warriors that are fretting about their first long trip in a plane...here a a few tips to keep in mind. Layovers: Do you have a layover? If not, make sure ... Read on »
Shutting it Down by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I know that I shouldn't let a few empty barrels ruin the party, but some of the people that are ordering Nicosan are driving me bonkers. All I wanted was to help people, not g ... Read on »
Speak Up! by Vixen W. Registered NurseHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A friend on the Ning Sickle Cell forum is working with doctors at Johns Hopkins to develop training for medical students on sickle cell treatment & care. They want to know ... Read on »