tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185625847334331843.post6538067961707988700..comments2024-03-19T21:57:40.575-07:00Comments on The Sickle Cell Blog: Nicosan Fan MailVixenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14064520755523082756noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185625847334331843.post-65794753439012464132009-04-02T08:21:00.000-07:002009-04-02T08:21:00.000-07:00I'm wondering if anyone has had bad experiences wi...I'm wondering if anyone has had bad experiences with Nicosan. I started taking Nicosan in the fall of 2007. And then, out of the blue, I was sick in December of 2007, then in August and October of 2008. I stopped taking the Nicosan after I got out of the hospital in October, and so far, while I still have pain most days, I have not been back in the hospital. I stopped the Nicosan because I had never been that sick so frequently and thought that maybe it was having a bad effect. Have you heard of anyone else having a bad effect?<BR/><BR/>I should also say that I was a pretty healthy child growing up...I was "only" hospitalized a 3 times between the ages of 5 and 18 (and once was for pneumonia). At my four year college, I was hospitalized 3 times (after flying and swimming, so now I know those are crisis triggers for me). The hospitalizations since Dec. of 2007 have been "out of the blue" for me, which is why I stopped taking Nicosan. Maybe the sickling was just getting worse with age (I'm 23)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com