Obviously, how Sickle Cell uniquely affects you will determine how much pain medicine you need and when. Your primary doctor might prescribe pain medication or, if need requires it, he/she may refer you to a pain clinic. It’s the specialty of doctors in pain clinics to know what pain relievers can work together to safely provide the most relief.
Pain medication is of course a useful tool. Many times a crisis can be light enough to tough out until it passes. Sometimes the pain can be managed with over the counter medicine like Tylenol. Other times, more powerful, doctor prescribed medications are needed. Then there are those times when home medications provide little relief and a visit to the hospital is required where they can administer stronger drugs. Often home prescriptions work just fine, but the true challenge comes in having to wait for them to take affect, or having to wait an hour or two before you can take the next dose.
Have you ever been out with friends and suddenly had a pain crisis descend upon you like a strike of lightning from the sky? What do you do to control your pain during the forty to sixty minutes it takes for the medicine to kick in? Don’t knock yourself out with a board just yet because I have a few suggestions to share with you.
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