Please share an interesting fact about dealing with sickle cell disease.

Ignore: Drink plenty of fluids and discuss pain management during crisis.

Ignore: Drink exra fluids in the summer and keep warmer in the winter. Keep away from ill people.

Ignore: Sickle cell disease can be cured with a bone marrow transplant.

Ignore: Hydroxyurea is being used in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease to help prevent organ damag.

Ignore: Sickle patients should be on folic acid daily—usually one mg per day. Ask your doctor.

Ignore: Children with SCD get much more attention than adults, but adults need care, too.

The: The earlier you are treated in a pin crisis, the better outcome is with decreased need for meds.

Ignore: Take your hydroxyurea as prescribed by your hematologist and never skip doses!!!

Ignore: Be healthy, get vaccines, drink lots of fluids, take folic acid daily and see a Hematologist.

Ignore: Avoid dehydrated, stress, high altitude; folic acid; vaccines; regular CBC; call doc if fever, pain.

Avoiding: Avoiding illness can decrease ones sickle cell crisis episodes.

Ignore: During a crisis, blood acidity drops significantly (eg from 7.32 to 7.15),try alkaline water.

Ignore: Try to affiliate with a Sickle Cell Center with comprehensive expertise for children and adults.