Re: may have RA

[Guest guest]

Alison, I really understand. my miserable flare ups have been after I had my

babies....this last one for 2 wks now (Demetrius is 5 weeks old). I am hoping

that without the stress/hormones/etc of pregnancy it will " go away " for

awhile until I get on a good regimen. It is odd though I was pregnant with my

3rd

child and got symptoms WHILE pregnant (which was miserable since I could

not take anything) then it continued after I had her......I had another

daughter a few years later (15 months old now) and never had a bad problem

(occasional pains), this last pregnancy 5.5 weeks postpartum I have been

miserable for

2 + weeks now.....I am thinking it is the stress of being sick (had flu,

upper respiratory and a GI problem, yes all in the past few weeks) in combo

with

a surgery/birth of a child that has caused this new flare up of pain....

anyway, welcome to the group, I also " may have RA " we did not get a full dx

since I could not afford to get the test done last time.....I now am working

on getting a doc, getting something done.....it is good to see others who are

also in my boat, it makes it easier to know I am not alone.

amber

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[Guest guest]

hi alison,my name is melyndagamez,im38yrs.young.i have had jra since i was

5yrs.old. at first it was very hard cuzi could not keep up with my friends.as i

got older & lost my mom at the age of 13,i decided i do not want to live my life

like the way im living now.so after several surgeries & rehab,i have MY LIFE

BACK! I THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR GIVING ME ANOTHER DAY TO DEAL & to keep up with

my 11yr.old daughter,alyssa!!!! as for questions,you started right.blood work

will tell you several things(red & white blood cell count,liver

function,inflamation)etc.i WISH YOU LUCK!! god

bless,melyndagamez@...>3/22/08 9:45p.m.central

[ ] may have RA

Hello

I am 39 and have two gorgeous 7 month boys. However as I suspect many

people here did I have developed symptoms of RA 3 months after they

were born. My grandmother had v bad RA so there is a family history.

I have had bloods taken and am waiting for the results in 2 weeks

time. I wanted to know of there were any questions or matters that

you experts think it important to discuss with my GP if the diagnosis

comes back positive. I live in UK so any UK based advice welcome as

well. I hope I will get referred to a rheumatologist and if not I

think I should insist on it. Though my GP is very good and I am sure

he will want to do the best for me.

Also are there any supplements that people have had success with e.g.

glucosamine, shondritin, omega oils, etc.

Unfortunately due to a history of stomach ulcers I cannot take NSAIDs

so ibuprofen is out of the question for me, so not sure wht they will

do about that.

My symptoms started 3 months post partum, pain in my feet after

resting or sleepinf which goes with use of the feet. this then moved

onto ankle pain, finger pain and wrist pain.

Anyway I am trying not to think about how bad it could get and am just

enjoying being with my little lovely boys. But a bit of knowledge at

this early stge is important so I am trying to educate myself, so any

advice appreciated.

thanks

Alison

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