Guest guest Posted January 9, 2001 Report Share Posted January 9, 2001 Welcome, Leigh! Glad you told your interesting story about your pregnancies to LaVina. She's been looking for more input from members who have gone through pregnancies with RA. I'm sorry you have been dealing with RA for so long, but you have a superb attitude. I like your phrase " the lovely prednisone. " Hope to hear more from you, ----- Original Message ----- From: <lorenluin@...> < egroups> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 1:29 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Pregnancy > Hi LaVina: > > During my pregnancy, my r.a. went into remission. It was odd, I'd play > around with my hands because there was absolutely no pain whatsoever! My > OB/GYN said the immune system modulates during pregnancy, and she saw many > patients who experienced improvement during this time. > > About three months after weaning both babies, I flared. With my first, only > requiring a few cortisone injections, and with my second, requiring the > lovely Prednisone, then other disease modifiers to get things to settle down. > But who can say for sure...Perhaps without the pregnancies I may have flared > just the same, only without these cute babies to enrich my life. > > Now I have a few crooked fingers, but I've had r.a. for around 25 years, so I > figure that's part of the deal with this particular illness. I've finally > accepted my limitations, instead of trying to ignore them. I tell people > when I need help, etc. > > Best wishes, > --Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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