Greetings from Russia | Arthritis Information

Hello all,

I'm new to the forum but unfortunately not new to arthritis. I was diagnosed in 1987 at age 16 with AS and PA. But I'm happy to say that currently I'm feeling pretty good. I'm taking Enbrel and Aleve and that's all!!! And to top that I'm chasing after my 2 year old (who is experiencing a severe dose of the 'terrible two's'!!!) and breastfeeding my 4 month old. That was my main reason for joining up - I wanted to share my pregnancy experiences with others since I could find very little info online when I was contemplating pregnancy and how best to approach it regarding mes etc. I am delighted to say that I have 2 beautiful girls both of whom I nursed while taking Enbrel and I continued on Enbrel whilst pregnant.

I lived in the US for 14 years but I now live in Russia. I attend a rheumy in Ireland - my home country. So I have international arthritis!!!!!

Please ask any questions - I'll be glad to answer any and all. Bear in mind though, with 2 small crazy people in my house it sometimes takes me days just to brush my teeth let alone answer e-mails!!

Hope your days is full of positive energy.

Joanne

Hi Joanne!

Your story inspired me! I was diagnosed only recently and started Enbrel 2 months ago, but haven't seen much improvement. I will continue trying and see how it goes. I am very interested to know how your pregnancy went. I asked my doc and he had know clue, but said to be safe, I should stop taking the medication 3 months before getting pregnant.

Let me know!

Cheers,