Should I be scared? (Pregnancy Question)

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Dear ,

Hi! I'm and have 2 young children. I had plantar fascitis

before falling pregnant with my first child and I was at the end of a

flare up. I made sure I had a cortisone injection in my heel so I

could continue working and to make sure the extra weight gain of

pregnancy would not add to the pain in my foot. It worked for a

couple of months. I was in remission from PA by the 3rd or 4th month

of pregnancy and until my first born was 13 months old. I had flares

of PA for the 2 1/2 years before falling pregnant the second time

which took 13 months to do and was in a middle of a flare then. This

time the pain and stiffness dulled but didn't go away completely as

I'd hoped. I was into a full blown flare within 3 1/2 months of the

second baby. I usually find I go into a flare with in a month or two

of a stress ie miscarriage, job loss, etc. So I'll cross my fingers

you are pregnant fast to avoid a rebound or withdrawal flare up. It's

hard going but I would have pursued my 2 beautiful babies through a

thousand painful and unmedicated flare ups. I wouldn't let this

disease steal the most beautiful part of my life away from me.

Good luck. .