Re: pregnant with both hips replaced

[Guest guest]

I don't have any advice, but I did want to say

congratulations! I am 29 weeks pregnant and having a boy. My

RA has been pretty well controlled, just having some issues in

my left foot right now. I've had flare-ups of some of my other

diseases but nothing too major.

I just learned that I have Gestational Diabetes and am learning

to cope with that. I think its easier with chronic illness, since you

are already used to being sick and the changes that entails.

All in all I am doing very well and am just thanking God that I am

pregnant and praying the baby is healthy.

Good luck,

>

> hi everyone, im brandy, 29, jra since 5, and i have 5 total joint

> replacements including both hips, bilateral knees, and tl

shoulder. i

> am pregnant with my first child, 8 weeks on monday and very

happy

> about it, but im concerned about how to give birth with artifical

> hips. does anyone here have experience or advice on this? im

calling

> mr ortho surgeon on monday and am going to ob on

wednesday. my family

> is worried of course. i have read things online about giving

birth

> causing joints to loosen and easily dislocate, nerve damage,

joint

> capsule rupture, and i definitely dont want any of these

problems.

> any help would be greatly appreciated. also, i am petite and

small

> boned. one of my hips tried to split during surgery and had to

be

> clamped. im only 5 foot 1 inches, and i weigh about 124 right

now.

> do you think this makes a difference?

>

> thanks, brandy

>

[Guest guest]

thanks for replying elizabeth. so far, i have had no morning

sickness. i have had 2 probs which i got meds for today, the

overwhelming acid reflux and constipation! is your ob/gyn concerned

about a vaginal birth for you, still with your natural hips? my

family is very concerned, and the father is not ok with idea at all

for me. otherwise, i think its weird how i dont control my own

tastes anymore, i never know if i will or wont like something until

the second i taste it. i either eat it up or want to immediately

spit it back out. like tea, i dont like tea, at least i didnt

before, but now its just about the only thing i want to drink and

doesnt give me indigestion so bad i cant stand it. i was a big

coffee drinker, and now i dont even want it. have you gained

weight? is it ok on your joints since you gain gradually? i lost

15 pounds before i got pregnant, so i know can carry 15 pounds more

than i am now, wonder about the rest tho. anyway, thanks for

chatting.

> >

> > hi everyone, im brandy, 29, jra since 5, and i have 5 total joint

> > replacements including both hips, bilateral knees, and tl

> shoulder. i

> > am pregnant with my first child, 8 weeks on monday and very

> happy

> > about it, but im concerned about how to give birth with artifical

> > hips. does anyone here have experience or advice on this? im

> calling

> > mr ortho surgeon on monday and am going to ob on

> wednesday. my family

> > is worried of course. i have read things online about giving

> birth

> > causing joints to loosen and easily dislocate, nerve damage,

> joint

> > capsule rupture, and i definitely dont want any of these

> problems.

> > any help would be greatly appreciated. also, i am petite and

> small

> > boned. one of my hips tried to split during surgery and had to

> be

> > clamped. im only 5 foot 1 inches, and i weigh about 124 right

> now.

> > do you think this makes a difference?

> >

> > thanks, brandy

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dear - I would be concerned about holding the baby to term because your pelvic girdle holds the baby and that weight when standing. Total bed rest and C section are things you should probably expect to bring the child to term. Do consult with your Drs. Hugs, Deborah

On 6/26/06, brandy_erin1 <brandy_erin@...> wrote:

hi everyone, im brandy, 29, jra since 5, and i have 5 total jointreplacements including both hips, bilateral knees, and tl shoulder. iam pregnant with my first child, 8 weeks on monday and very happyabout it, but im concerned about how to give birth with artifical

hips. does anyone here have experience or advice on this? im callingmr ortho surgeon on monday and am going to ob on wednesday. my familyis worried of course. i have read things online about giving birthcausing joints to loosen and easily dislocate, nerve damage, joint

capsule rupture, and i definitely dont want any of these problems.any help would be greatly appreciated. also, i am petite and smallboned. one of my hips tried to split during surgery and had to beclamped. im only 5 foot 1 inches, and i weigh about 124 right now.

do you think this makes a difference?thanks, brandy

[Guest guest]

I have never had RA in my hips so that is not a particular issue for me. I do

have Piraformis Syndrome, which does give me pain in my hips, but since I

have GD, I am at higher risk for a C-section. But my doctors and I are aiming

for a V-birth.

I have gained around 15 pounds. I am having RA in one of my feet which my

Rheum. says is not RA but tendonitis and he blames on my weight gain. I

don't think 15 pounds is enough to cause me this trouble though. I think its a

lot easier all around if you watch your weight though.

> > >

> > > hi everyone, im brandy, 29, jra since 5, and i have 5 total joint

> > > replacements including both hips, bilateral knees, and tl

> > shoulder. i

> > > am pregnant with my first child, 8 weeks on monday and very

> > happy

> > > about it, but im concerned about how to give birth with artifical

> > > hips. does anyone here have experience or advice on this? im

> > calling

> > > mr ortho surgeon on monday and am going to ob on

> > wednesday. my family

> > > is worried of course. i have read things online about giving

> > birth

> > > causing joints to loosen and easily dislocate, nerve damage,

> > joint

> > > capsule rupture, and i definitely dont want any of these

> > problems.

> > > any help would be greatly appreciated. also, i am petite and

> > small

> > > boned. one of my hips tried to split during surgery and had to

> > be

> > > clamped. im only 5 foot 1 inches, and i weigh about 124 right

> > now.

> > > do you think this makes a difference?

> > >

> > > thanks, brandy

> > >

> >

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