You are a carrier, not a patient, but the distinction has limits
Sickle cell trait means you inherited one copy of the HbS gene and one normal copy. Your body produces both haemoglobin A and haemoglobin S. Under ordinary conditions, you will not have a sickle cell crisis. The Indian Council of Medical Research estimates that roughly 1 in 86 Indians carries the sickle cell trait, with prevalence concentrated in tribal populations across Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and parts of Gujarat and Jharkhand. That is not a small number. Most of these individuals were never told they carry the gene.
