Internal Medicine Report: A new prospective study of pain in adults with sickle cell disease finds that daily pain is far more prevalent and severe than previous large studies have indicated. Authors of the study gave diaries to 232 sickle cell disease patients to record daily pain and indicate whether they used hospital emergency or unscheduled ambulatory care for their pain. Previous estimates about sickle cell pain assumed that if patients didn’t go to the hospital or seek medical care for pain, they didn’t have pain. Previous sickle cell treatments also were based on the number of visits to hospitals to relieve pain.

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My husband has 1 1/2 years left of a 6 year enlistment. The naval doctors recently found out he has hemolytic anemia. He has apparently had it all his life. It leaves him feeling very fatigued and at times very ill.He has tried iron pills,changing his diet nothing seems to help. The naval doctors haven’t said much yet. He would like to get medically discharged from the Navy due to this condition. Is it possible? And how does he go about presenting his case?

1) The doctors will prepare a medical board report. If he has over 3 years service, there is a presumption of service aggravation. That report will be sent to the Physical Evaluation Board for a determination of disability rating. If the rating is 30% or less, and your husband accepts it, he will be discharged with severance pay. If the percentage is 30% or higher he will be transferred to the Disability Retired List, with all base privileges for his dependents and himself (including medical benefits).
2) If he has less than three years of service, the medical board will recommend his discharge for a disqualifying medical condition which existed prior to his entry.

this is a video to say what happens during a transplant and a few other things
fee; free to email me grant@grantbennett.org

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Can taking iron supplements help overcome anemia caused by kidney disease/failure? And why does kidney disease/failure often cause nausea and loss of appetite? Thank you!

Iron alone would not help as kidney failure results in too low levels of erythropoietin, a hormone the kidneys makes that induces the bone marrow to make RBCs.

Iron often is given, but the levels have to be monitored, as iron overload can lead to serious toxicity, including liver toxcity.

In all cases of anemia, iron levels have to be measured to justify iron supplementation.

see:

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec17/ch234/ch234e.html

Note: sorry I swapped the audio track while trying to sort out copyrights issues… This was originally intended with the song “senza” from Camille as a soundtrack.

The Fanconi anemia Research Fund works tirelessly to find new treatments to help patients and fund research.
It is all the more important to understand this condition as it is closely linked to genetic causes of cancer in the general population, breast cancer in particular.

If you wish to donate, you can do so online via: http://www.fanconi.org/donate/DonateHead.htm
You can also show your support by joining the cause on Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/371794/49847444?m=edf54734&ref=mf.

This animation is dedicated to Noah and Nina who, like too many other children around the world, were affected by Fanconi Anemia. Noah and Nina were only 3 years old when they passed away.

Thank you for viewing.

Credits:
Animation: Carole Felmy
Music: Camille (“Senza”)

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For biology, I have to do a project on a genetic disease and my disease is Sickle Cell Disease or Sickle Cell anemia. If anyone has this disease or knows Information that could help me, like what the life expectancy of someone with this disease or how it can be treated , what it is like every day, and some limitations a person has that would be very helpful!

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sickle-cell-anemia/DS00324

Zico Chain – anemia

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I have iron-deficiency anemia, my iron level is dangerously low (it’s 8.5 and average is between 40-200), yesterday I went to the doctor and she gave me some special iron pills and told me to take them twice a day. With my current condition and taking these pills twice a day (with vitamin C pills), how long do you think it will take for my iron count to go up and my anemia symptoms to begin disappearing?

Thanks!

usually your blood test will be repeated in 2 to 6 months. you should start to see an improvement slowly over the next weeks and months.

Hereditary spherocytosis is a genetic blood disease that causes anemia, the loss of red blood cells. This video shows how the disorder causes the destruction of the body’s red blood cells. To find out more about anemia and other blood disorders, visit ASH’s patient information site http://www.BloodTheVitalConnection.org.

This animation was featured in the documentary film “Blood Detectives.”

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I think I might have mild anemia, and I want to get it checked out by a doctor, but we don’t have much money right now. How important is it that I go as soon as possible? Can I wait until we have some more money?

You should go soon!.
i have anemia,
&they Give prescribe you to go get these iron tablets.
i started feeling better when i got them.
& its just better if you go sooner than later
’cause if your Anemia gets worse you
would require a Blood transfusion..=l