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30 y/o f hbss & i am having less voc & < bone pain, avn, & now bone infarcts. left the ed & now i'm in more pain than b4. what can i do 2 lessen pain?

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Specialist f/u: Limited data available.sickle cell disease (SCD) have acute and chronic disorders of bones , joints, including vasoocclusive pain episodes, osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, osteonecrosis of the femoral (hip)and humeral heads( shoulder), vertebral body collapse(back pain). f/u with specialist ASAP. Had you ever been on Hydroxyurea?opiates for chronic pain-tolerance/dependence

Answered 9/1/2014

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