Pregnancy - I am 21 years old & have had sickle cell aneimia since I was born. I have taken?

Laura, as I sit here & read your comment I cry tears of joy you don't know what those words mean to me I often do blame myself even though I was born with it. I'm trying so hard to take care of myself so nothing bad will happen to me or my baby. I have talked to my docs but they simply said I need the meds so keep taking them so I can be healthy which makes the baby healthy yet they say when he or she is born it will possibly have to be in the nicu & on meds because it will be addicted to my meds & that hurts me deeply I feel rather depressed & lost on what I can do. But yourds make me feel really good today. Thank you so very much!!

Kalema,
You don't know how good you make me feel when you tell me how much I helped you. I am just an old retired nurse, disabled (I wish I was still working, tho) and I am on drugs.com simply to help people you have questions. If you need anything else that , I can do for you, look me up on here, lmariani55.

The reason the meds are not working for your 14yr old is because his body is immune he or she is getting olderr which means the pain is increasing but because your teen is at a good age to speak for self you need to have him or her tell the docs exactly what's wrong & to be adament even cry if need be. If this doe not work you immediatley get in contact with SSAA the sickle cell aneimia association & you should have a counsler for them through the hemotology clinic he or she will help you get the ball rolling because they are not allowed to decline them meds that can kill a person wit aneimia. I hope this works out for you. At 14 it was very hard for me dealing with my

Illness & school. I was on so many narcotics & was in the hospital for 2 marking periods getting transfused so much. I know how hard it is. I hate to see any1 with sickle cell suffer because I feel there pain as if its my own I really hope you can get them some help immediatley I will even help you look up organizations in your city for you if you like. Or even if you just want to talk or your kids feel helpless or depressed I can give great advice & some good suggestionbs on how to get through or stop a caertain pain. You can message me back or I will evn give my number to you. I hope I can help.