Ally

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Welcome Ally. I had the same thing happen after my second child, but my

disease flared during my pregnancy not after delivery. It is common for RA

to strike during childbearing years. Somehow it is linked to our hormones,

but they haven¹t found the link yet. I went into remission with my first

and stayed there until my second.

Your boys must keep you very busy. Are they identical? I hope your meds

are helping. You need all the energy you can get to take care of twin boys!

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> Hello everybody! My name is , my friends call me Al (I noticed this

> board already has an AL) you can go ahead and call me Ally, or

> whatever you deem appropriate--so long as it's not BIG AL! I've been

> lurking on your board and getting to know all of you over the past 3 months or

> so. I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to post but...I figured it was

> about time. I have thoroughly enjoyed hanging back and watching you all

> support one another. You are all so amazing!!! Here's a little bit of my

> history. I'm 26 yrs old and the proud mother of twin 4 year-old boys. I was

> first diagnosed with RA and FMS shortly after my children were born. Though I

> had experienced many health problems throughout my teenage years. My health

> definitely took a nose dive after the pregnancy and delivery. Is this normal?

> I'm currently taking MTX, Plaquenil, Prednisone, Celebrex....the list is so

> long -I will spare you- and leave it at that. Sincerely,

> Ally