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Living with Sickle Cell

WHAT ARE POTENTIAL EMERGENCY SYMPTOMS

It’s important that you know what symptoms you should contact a doctor or hospital about right away. Seek emergency medical care immediately.

  • Trouble breathing / Shortness of breath/ pain when breathing
  • Fever or chills
  • Pain or pressure in your chest, back, belly, arms or legs
  • Extreme Fatigue/ Exhaustion/ Tiredness/ Weakness
  • Unexplained irritability
  • Swelling in hands, legs, abdomen or feet
  • Slurred speech
  • Blurred vision or dizziness
  • Any sudden weakness or loss of feeling
  • Priapism (painful erection that will not go down)
  • Jaundice – Yellowish skin color or yellowish eyes
  • Headache
  • Sudden weakness / having a hard time moving / loss of feeling
  • Seizures
  • Loss of consciousness

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