<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462912963754323178.post1633502101210544248..comments</id><updated>2008-09-09T07:03:48.171-07:00</updated><category term='Insurance'/><category term='Invisible Illness'/><category term='Coping'/><category term='Family of 8'/><category term='Pregnancy'/><category term='Relationships'/><category term='Health Decisions'/><category term='Weather'/><category term='Young children'/><category term='medications'/><category term='Exercise'/><category term='Breastfeeding'/><category term='Diagnosis'/><title type='text'>Comments on Arthritis Mom: Trying not to think about it</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.arthritismom.com/feeds/1633502101210544248/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8462912963754323178/1633502101210544248/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arthritismom.com/2008/09/trying-not-to-think-about-it.html'/><author><name>Jennie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10400029304633142696</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462912963754323178.post-8977033493673331679</id><published>2008-09-09T07:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-09T07:03:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I changed some of my categories so you can see the...</title><content type='html'>I changed some of my categories so you can see there are two about pregnancy if you want to read those.  The category list is over to the right.  Hopefully that helps.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;It's not easy but talk to your doctor about having children and what you need to be thinking about now.  I think the methotrexate went out of my system slowly and that helped.  It wasn't too bad during the first trimester and only got really difficult when I went on bedrest.  I wouldn't recommend having twins with RA!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Many women of child bearing age develop RA and most doctors are very good about helping you manage both.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Jennie</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8462912963754323178/1633502101210544248/comments/default/8977033493673331679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8462912963754323178/1633502101210544248/comments/default/8977033493673331679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arthritismom.com/2008/09/trying-not-to-think-about-it.html?showComment=1220968980000#c8977033493673331679' title=''/><author><name>Jennie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08594932397046546295</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.arthritismom.com/2008/09/trying-not-to-think-about-it.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462912963754323178.post-1633502101210544248' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8462912963754323178/posts/default/1633502101210544248' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1443528992'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462912963754323178.post-3750516095543317150</id><published>2008-09-08T22:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-08T22:45:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>hi i have rheumatoid arthritis and have limited mo...</title><content type='html'>hi i have rheumatoid arthritis and have limited mobility, i have been constantly strained with the curiousity of anguish of whether or not i will be able to have children. i am 23 years old, and stumbled upon your website. i dont know what i would be able to do without my enbrel, methotrexate, prednisone, vicodin regimen. i plan to stay on enbrel through conception, and the pregnancy because i heard that many women are having positive results.. but im afraid my ra will kill me if i was off of mtx for three cycles, what is your experience if you dont mind? also im having fears of not being able to hold the baby, my elbows have no movement anymore, and i need a hip replacement on my right side, thats why id ont want to wait excessively to have a child&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;cha.reeves@yahoo.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8462912963754323178/1633502101210544248/comments/default/3750516095543317150'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8462912963754323178/1633502101210544248/comments/default/3750516095543317150'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.arthritismom.com/2008/09/trying-not-to-think-about-it.html?showComment=1220939100000#c3750516095543317150' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.arthritismom.com/2008/09/trying-not-to-think-about-it.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462912963754323178.post-1633502101210544248' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8462912963754323178/posts/default/1633502101210544248' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-17592271'/></entry></feed>
