Others are folded or football-shaped. When one person has sickle trait and the other parent has C trait, each baby has a 1 in 4 chance of inheriting Sickle C disease. Your child will always have a slight decrease in his blood count - this is called anemia. Except for occasionally causing tiredness and or weakness in some children, the mild anemia usually does not cause any problems. Because enough oxygen cannot get into the bones, this can cause pain.
Painful episodes occur most commonly in the arms, legs, stomach and back.
These episodes can last for hours, days, or up to a week. The pain can vary from mild to moderate to severe. The location, length, and degree of pain, can vary from episode to episode. How often these crises occur is variable. Some children with SC Disease have no crises at all, but most will have a few each year.