OTIS update

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that Tommy, 10 months already, and I

completed our participation in our part of the OTIS studies. We were subjects

in the observational study of whether the use of Enbrel in pregnancy results in

any pattern of birth defects. A pediatrician from CA came to see us on Mon.

Tommy wasn't too thrilled to be poked and prodded, but the exam was not bad at

all - no blood work or anything upsetting. The ped was blind to whether we were

drug exposed or not. It was great when he pronouced Tommy free from any minor

physical anomalies and wrote down " normal baby boy. " Who knows if it's the

Enbrel, but Tommy has given us a run for our money. He's nearly walking and

even with an ear infection that lasted many weeks, he was zooming up the stairs,

cruising along in the living room, and pretty much getting in to everything. He

waves and says " hi " now too, which is too cute. So if any women are thinking of

pregnancy, please

be sure to contact OTIS. They need all the data points possible, even if a

patient isn't taking a biologic drug.

Best, Kate F