My main worry is the fact that I still haven't had any children yet, and I'd like children although I'm getting on a bit [laughs]. I'm ageing. And a lot of the drugs, well, the drugs that I'm on, I have to be off for at least nine months to a year before I can try for children.
Which, I considered before I went on them, anyway, but it's a slight concern and that, you know, after that time maybe, I wouldn't be able to fall pregnant anyway. And also what would be controlling the pain, and the arthritis when that happens. I'll have to go through even more pain. At the moment, I'm on my painkillers, as well as the methotrexate, to try and control the pain that I'm getting.
And about pregnancy, what would you need? What, what would you have to do? Have you talked to, or discussed with nurses about it?
Not really because we've not reached that point yet that I've really seriously thought on about giving it up and, you know, I know I can go and talk to them about it. There is also a phone line that I can ring whenever I want any help, a rheumatoid phone line, which, they do get back to me within twenty four hours of me leaving a message on there.
Which is very helpful, you know, if there is a problem between appointments, there is somebody there that you can ring. But at the moment, I've not reached that point of saying, 'Okay, let's try for a baby, you know, or let's give it up.'
Although I do know that time is not on my side [laughs] at the moment. So it's something that I have to think about seriously. But, yeah, I know that it's at least nine to twelve months I have to be off it before. And then, like I say, I just worry about how much pain I would have to endure in the meantime so. |
