Re: Question for ladies mostly

[Guest guest]

how old are you Sreph? could this be more of a menopause issue instead of ra?

mary

[ ] Question for ladies mostly

Hi everyone,

This is Steph in VA and I have a VERY personal question regarding sex. I took

Sulfasazine for most of the 8 years I have had RA. My rheumy just stopped it in

August b/c it was causing me to be anemic. Well, sulfasazine caused a slight

vaginal discharge. Anyway, since stopping the sulfa I have been very dry in my

vaginal area so sex with my husband is now uncomfortable, almost painful. I have

my next rheumy visit on 11/16 but I know he'll tell me to see the gyno. My

annual visit with her isn't until January so I figured I posed the question to

all of you first before going to the doctor early.

Thanks,

Steph in VA

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[Guest guest]

Steph,

I know that thyroid disease can cause dryness, don't know if you have that

too. Also you can start peri-meno pause 10 years before menopause. I know

that can be frustrating. I don't know if you have tried more pre-time to

see if that helps (sometimes you need more time to start your engine) or a

good lubricant.

Kate G

Hashi's

AS

At 02:25 PM 11/3/2007, you wrote:

>Hi everyone,

> This is Steph in VA and I have a VERY personal question regarding

> sex. I took Sulfasazine for most of the 8 years I have had RA. My rheumy

> just stopped it in August b/c it was causing me to be anemic. Well,

> sulfasazine caused a slight vaginal discharge. Anyway, since stopping the

> sulfa I have been very dry in my vaginal area so sex with my husband is

> now uncomfortable, almost painful. I have my next rheumy visit on 11/16

> but I know he'll tell me to see the gyno. My annual visit with her isn't

> until January so I figured I posed the question to all of you first

> before going to the doctor early.

>

> Thanks,

> Steph in VA

>

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> The 2007 Charlottesville Arthritis Walk was a success!

> We raised just over $30,000 for research & programs for people with

> arthritis!

>

> " Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to

> change the world -- indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. " (Margaret

Mead)

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

i stopped taking sulphasalazine at the end of september and i am experiencing

the same problems - not good when i'm trying for a baby! i'm 29

McNally <McNacks@...> wrote: how old are you Sreph? could

this be more of a menopause issue instead of ra?

mary

[ ] Question for ladies mostly

Hi everyone,

This is Steph in VA and I have a VERY personal question regarding sex. I took

Sulfasazine for most of the 8 years I have had RA. My rheumy just stopped it in

August b/c it was causing me to be anemic. Well, sulfasazine caused a slight

vaginal discharge. Anyway, since stopping the sulfa I have been very dry in my

vaginal area so sex with my husband is now uncomfortable, almost painful. I have

my next rheumy visit on 11/16 but I know he'll tell me to see the gyno. My

annual visit with her isn't until January so I figured I posed the question to

all of you first before going to the doctor early.

Thanks,

Steph in VA

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The 2007 Charlottesville Arthritis Walk was a success!

We raised just over $30,000 for research & programs for people with arthritis!

" Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to change

the world -- indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. " (Margaret Mead)

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I am still on sulphasalazine and I have never had painful sex with my

husband or any discharge...is that a possible side effect?? I think

you should see your gyno...they would best be able to tell you what

is going on.

How long have you and your husband been trying for a baby? The

reason I am asking is because my husband and I tried for years before

we gave up. I didn't want to pass on my horrible medical history to a

child and we both always wanted to adopt in the first place.

Best of luck to you!!

how old are you Sreph?

could this be more of a menopause issue instead of ra?

>

> mary

> [ ] Question for ladies mostly

>

> Hi everyone,

> This is Steph in VA and I have a VERY personal question regarding

sex. I took Sulfasazine for most of the 8 years I have had RA. My

rheumy just stopped it in August b/c it was causing me to be anemic.

Well, sulfasazine caused a slight vaginal discharge. Anyway, since

stopping the sulfa I have been very dry in my vaginal area so sex

with my husband is now uncomfortable, almost painful. I have my next

rheumy visit on 11/16 but I know he'll tell me to see the gyno. My

annual visit with her isn't until January so I figured I posed the

question to all of you first before going to the doctor early.

>

> Thanks,

> Steph in VA

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> The 2007 Charlottesville Arthritis Walk was a success!

> We raised just over $30,000 for research & programs for people with

arthritis!

>

> " Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of

people to change the world -- indeed, it's the only thing that ever

has. " (Margaret Mead)

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I would definately talk to the gyne about it!

how old are you Sreph?

could this be more of a menopause issue instead of ra?

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm 30, so I doubt it is menopause.

Steph in va

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The 2007 Charlottesville Arthritis Walk was a success!

We raised just over $30,000 for research & programs for people with arthritis!

" Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to change

the world -- indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. " (Margaret Mead)

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I'm 35 and my doctor just tested me for early

menopause but I was having really bad nightsweats and

other symptoms. I've only been on sulfasalazine a

year but so far I haven't had that problem...but those

medications affect us all so differently:)

--- DeNicola-

<stephdenicola@...> wrote:

> I'm 30, so I doubt it is menopause.

>

> Steph in va

>

>

>

>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> The 2007 Charlottesville Arthritis Walk was a

> success!

> We raised just over $30,000 for research &

> programs for people with arthritis!

>

> " Never underestimate the power of a small,

> dedicated group of people to change the world --

> indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. "

> (Margaret Mead)

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Steph,

I noticed you are in Virginia; my husband just moved out there so we

can get established other then in Colorado (we hated it here)...how

is Virginia? Does the humidity bother you much?

>

> I'm 30, so I doubt it is menopause.

>

> Steph in va

>

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> The 2007 Charlottesville Arthritis Walk was a success!

> We raised just over $30,000 for research & programs for people

with arthritis!

>

> " Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of

people to change the world -- indeed, it's the only thing that ever

has. " (Margaret Mead)

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>