Hmm? What a Pain!

Just to put this out there in the universe, I had no idea someone with sickle cell disease could suffer from pain in the bone marrow. This makes so much sense to me now because I keep telling my doctors I am in pain in my bones and x-rays show nothing.

This is definitely something to take to the bank..um or the doctor.

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