Hey All,
I'm new to this forum and it's great to be able to read what everyone is going through as feeling a bit clueless. I'm diagnosed since Dec 2010 only and suppose still trying to get to grips with everything. Currently on Pentasa 4mg a day and after a flare up last week, I'm back on Prednisolone for 16 days after just coming off it for about 8 weeks. Not sure where that leaves me. I want to get pregnant - am incredibly lucky and have 2 amazing children (4 yesterday and 18 months) but we really really want a 3rd. Getting myself so freaked out and worried now about trying to get pregnant, being pregnant etc and the 'real' things to worry about.
Basically I'm on steroids since Feb, budesonide at first which didn't really work, wasn't feeling terrible but lower doses of it had me feeling crap so consultant switched me to prednisolone and like magic I felt great - saw him on 5th July when I only had about 6 days left at 5mg a day and I felt brill, see you in October! one week later, major flare up and the pain was absolutely horrendous, like 10 second contractions and just dreadful. back to GP as consultant away and he's put me on a short, sharp dose which I'm in middle of. Feel fine again but not sure where that leaves me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. part of me thinks - am I steroid dependent? if I am, would it be better to get pregnant as fingers crossed I'll be as lucky as I've always been and deal with any flare ups by prednisolone and then maybe go onto something else after a pregnancy - is that naive? I really don't know. Getting very anxious and worried as I know I'm so lucky with my wonderful daughter and son but I genuinely would be heartbroken if I couldn't have a 3rd. had a miscarriage between my children and although we dealt with it well cos I know it happens so much, I know the pain of it so I'm conscious not to put myself in a situation that I may regret by trying too quickly yet 35 next year and I know it's not that old but all these factors are spinning around my little head!! :sign0085:
I'm new to this forum and it's great to be able to read what everyone is going through as feeling a bit clueless. I'm diagnosed since Dec 2010 only and suppose still trying to get to grips with everything. Currently on Pentasa 4mg a day and after a flare up last week, I'm back on Prednisolone for 16 days after just coming off it for about 8 weeks. Not sure where that leaves me. I want to get pregnant - am incredibly lucky and have 2 amazing children (4 yesterday and 18 months) but we really really want a 3rd. Getting myself so freaked out and worried now about trying to get pregnant, being pregnant etc and the 'real' things to worry about.
Basically I'm on steroids since Feb, budesonide at first which didn't really work, wasn't feeling terrible but lower doses of it had me feeling crap so consultant switched me to prednisolone and like magic I felt great - saw him on 5th July when I only had about 6 days left at 5mg a day and I felt brill, see you in October! one week later, major flare up and the pain was absolutely horrendous, like 10 second contractions and just dreadful. back to GP as consultant away and he's put me on a short, sharp dose which I'm in middle of. Feel fine again but not sure where that leaves me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. part of me thinks - am I steroid dependent? if I am, would it be better to get pregnant as fingers crossed I'll be as lucky as I've always been and deal with any flare ups by prednisolone and then maybe go onto something else after a pregnancy - is that naive? I really don't know. Getting very anxious and worried as I know I'm so lucky with my wonderful daughter and son but I genuinely would be heartbroken if I couldn't have a 3rd. had a miscarriage between my children and although we dealt with it well cos I know it happens so much, I know the pain of it so I'm conscious not to put myself in a situation that I may regret by trying too quickly yet 35 next year and I know it's not that old but all these factors are spinning around my little head!! :sign0085: