[ozmidwifery] Arthritis in pregnancy

2004-11-08 Thread Sheena Johnson
Have a friend whose 30 yr old cousin has developed arthritis, she is six months pregnant and confined to a wheelchair. This has only happened since she was pregnant, does anyone have any experience or has anyone heard of this before. I believe she is consulting a rheumatologist, but they are

Re: [ozmidwifery] Arthritis in pregnancy

2004-11-08 Thread Kim Stead
D] Subject: [ozmidwifery] Arthritis in pregnancy   Have a friend whose 30 yr old cousin has developed arthritis, she is six months pregnant and confined to a wheelchair. This has only happened since she was pregnant, does anyone have any experience or has anyone heard of this before. I believe she is co

Re: [ozmidwifery] Arthritis in pregnancy

2004-11-09 Thread Kirsten Wohlt
Hi Sheena, I have a form of arthritis called Ankylosing Spondylitis, which had me on crutches with achilles tendinitis and a knee the size of China from about 6 weeks into my 2nd pregnancy up until 18 weeks when I finally gave in and started taking medication, as well as having cortisone shots

Re: [ozmidwifery] Arthritis in pregnancy

2004-11-25 Thread Sue Cookson
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Arthritis in pregnancy Hi Sheena, I have just been researching the Rhogam thread and came across a discussion on the Midwifery Today forum about a woman who came down with degenerative arthritis about 3 months after receiving her Rhogam shot. This was linked possibly