Re: Hi I am new to the group, I posted a picture of myself and my daughter.

[Guest guest]

Yes, autoimmune diseases strike because the hormones are in flux. I was

diagnosed with RA about five months after having my second child. I was

diagnosed with a brain tumor and Hashimotos after my first. No more

children for me! Unless we win the lottery and then I'm adopting like

Angelina Jolie because I adore having kids.

G

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Subject: [ ] Hi I am new to the group, I posted a picture of myself

and my daughter.

Hello all,

I have had RA and Fibro since 2006 about a year after I had my daughter. My

Rummy says that is very common when women have children later in life.

I have tried almost all of the drugs used for RA and havn't seen much

results yet. Lots of pain, there never seems to be a shortage of pain. I

will post more later.

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[Guest guest]

I was also diagnosed with RA 11 months after my second child was born. I wonder

if that has a factor of some people getting an autoimmune disease? any

comments or articles on this?

[ ] Hi I am new to the group, I posted a picture of myself

and my daughter.

Hello all,

I have had RA and Fibro since 2006 about a year after I had my daughter. My

Rummy says that is very common when women have children later in life.

I have tried almost all of the drugs used for RA and havn't seen much

results yet. Lots of pain, there never seems to be a shortage of pain. I

will post more later.

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13:27:00

[Guest guest]

I was diagnosed with RA about 2 years ago now, but I had symptoms starting right

after my first child was born. I kept thinking that I was just getting old

(though at the time I was only 34) or that I'd slept on my shoulder (or wrist,

or leg...) " wrong. " My rheumatologist also mentioned that it's not uncommon for

women to be diagnosed after pregnancy. I wish that they knew more about this

disease... maybe then they'd find a cure. I think hormones probably play a big

role. When I got pregnant with my second child a year ago, my symptoms

disappeared and my RA went into remission. Two months after she was born, the

symptoms came back with a vengance. I never knew that sleeping could be painful

-- I always thought that might be a refuge. My daughter is 6 months old now and

I'm only taking a very low dose of prednisone and ibuprofen and my symptoms

aren't too intense. I am breastfeeding, so I don't want to take anything more

than that if I can avoid it. In general, I'm not happy with the medication

options out there. I wish that I could find advice on diet and exercise options

that might help me out. My rheumatologist seems to be very medication focused

and doesn't have much to offer when I ask about diet and exercise. Does anyone

out there have any advice?

Thanks,

Christy

>

> I was also diagnosed with RA 11 months after my second child was born. I

wonder if that has a factor of some people getting an autoimmune disease?

any comments or articles on this?

>

>

>

> [ ] Hi I am new to the group, I posted a picture of myself

> and my daughter.

>

> Hello all,

> I have had RA and Fibro since 2006 about a year after I had my daughter. My

> Rummy says that is very common when women have children later in life.

> I have tried almost all of the drugs used for RA and havn't seen much

> results yet. Lots of pain, there never seems to be a shortage of pain. I

> will post more later.

>

> Internal Virus Database is out of date.

> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com

> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.4/1976 - Release Date: 02/27/09

> 13:27:00

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Pregnancy is probably a trigger for some people.

Not an MD

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Massey

<renandstimpy3@...> wrote:

> I was also diagnosed with RA 11 months after my second child was born. I

> wonder if that has a factor of some people getting an autoimmune disease?

> any comments or articles on this?

>

>