Guest guest Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 thanks kathe. i was hoping for more than one reply to my question about 1st trimester exacerbation, especially since this board is so active. oh well. good news is that the baby showed a heartbeat yesterday at only 6 weeks! last time i had none and had to have a D and C. i can take prednisone, sulfasalizine and darvocet. must stop the sulfa med in the last part of the pregnancy, but hopefully won't need it by then anyway. i'm hoping the remission i've heard so much about will kick in soon!!!! it was my knee on wednesday, now my shoulder is revving up. dang. wendy in birmingham > > > i haven't posted in a long time. actually, it was > > around the time of my last horrible flare in > > january. i am now 6 weeks pregnant, as i was at the > > exact time of my last horrible flare. > > does anyone have any info about this? there must be > > something about the initial > > pregnancy hormones that cause this. i have never > > had pain like i did in january, or last > > night. i lost the january pregnancy and fear the > > same will happen again now. i have an OB > > appt this morning and will discuss with him. i know > > most women go into remission by the > > 2nd trimester, but i have never heard of anyone > > getting WORSE in the 1st trimester! i am > > in so much pain and can't take anything. to top it > > off, i fear the pain or whatever is > > causing it is ruining my chances of having a child. > > any ideas? > > wendy from birmingham > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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