I have sickle cell trait. My blood level is always dangerously low. Hb 6 g/dl. I have headaches almost all the time. Especially when I go out at noon, I get headaches and leg pains so most of the time I just stay at home. I frequent get dizzy when I get up and my vision becomes blur for a short time. I get pain in almost every part of my body but they are usually short lasting and for that they are somehow bearable.
Can someone please help me understand....Is it normal to have all these when you're just a carrier? I don't even know what will happen if I get pregnant one day or if I get into an accident with this hb level!
Hello Uniy, I also have the trait and ALL the symptoms you described everyday. I tell my doctors but they never say that my headaches, pain etc. is related to sickle cell trait because they know little to nothing about it. Instead, I've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic pain, degenerative arthritis etc.
Hang in there until science catches up!
Hope science catches up soon...lol. Thank you.
Science has caught up their stem cell transfusion or bone marrow transfusion’s to help those with sickle cell anemia it may not help everybody but as gently as some of the symptoms can be it would be worth looking into the possibility of being a candidate