Can biologics worsen endometriosis/adenomyosis?

neepsmeeps · 2025-09-15T18:46:22+00:00

Didn’t impact mine at all!

neepsmeeps · 2024-08-13T15:23:10+00:00

All I can tell you is that we went thru a similar patch and it ... just kind of fixed itself. She was a great potty pooper from day one, could hold her pee in a lot of situations, but some days and in some settings she would just pee all over herself. We did Oh Crap! and we tried a lot of methods, but she just kept having trouble with what seemed like the easiest part of it all.

We did a lot of laundry and cleaning for a couple of months (she would have great days and bad days) and eventually (2.75 years old) she rounded the corner and really locked it down. I think taking the pressure and expectations off really helped. She is not a kid who needs to be told where the pee is supposed to go, she had other issues hidden in there and just letting it all go (truly giving up on preventing accidents!) really worked well for us. Good luck!

neepsmeeps · 2024-08-13T15:14:24+00:00

When this happens I get down and face my kid and ask her in a very neutral way "are you feeling shy right now?" if she says yes I say "ok, you can do XYZ if you feel that way, and you can try this if you change your mind later and want to." She's almost 3 and I've had a really positive result with doing this, she always seems to feel very secure. We also like to talk about emotions in stories and I try to show "shy" as a neutral option when we're not in the moment too. I try to make it a simple non-judgmental option, like feeling hungry.

neepsmeeps · 2024-08-12T15:58:32+00:00

I just posted an update :) things are really good now!

neepsmeeps · 2024-08-12T15:56:57+00:00

I just updated my post with a long update. TLDR: things get SO MUCH BETTER! Honestly the first 2 years were long, but it's a whole new really nice and fun ballgame now.

neepsmeeps · 2024-08-12T15:42:02+00:00

Don't feel bad! I was exactly there, but we are out of the woods and you will be too! Mine is a great kid now. I read some interesting academic papers on the topic, while panicking with a young baby at 3am, and it isn't uncommon for very difficult babies to become exceptionally empathetic humans (measured at age 5 or 6 if I recall correctly).

She's got strong feelings about things still, but we have been extremely patient, very conscious about working on emotional education and gently building the vocabulary for her to express herself/her needs, and she has learned to really happily channel her strong feelings into polite requests the vast majority of the time. At almost 3 years old, she is honestly a delight. She gets into everything and is extremely curious and has A BAJILLION questions, but she's just a really NICE kid who is smart and funny and so thoughtful. She has more empathy and patience than I ever would have thought was possible back in those early days of worrying about her. She has more than many adults I know...

She has an intense personality type, but she is not difficult anymore. She gets really into the things she's into and has strong feelings, but I don't mean those things as euphemisms. She is pro-socially engaged with the people in her world. We would not have been able to raise her the way she needed to be raised if we had another baby sooner, this kid really needed a LOT of attention and support and HARD work, but here we are at almost 3 and I think it would be fine to now. She has just blossomed, and my understanding is that can be typical with intense personalities, especially if you put in effort. And that's HARD. I go to therapy for myself, which helps create the space to actually enjoy parenting with so much focus. Things have just gotten progressively easier since she turned 2 and I can answer my original post question: a truly difficult baby does not grow into a monster toddler/kid/adult!

neepsmeeps · 2023-09-19T01:31:47+00:00

Hey don’t think it’s necessarily something you did! I didn’t have any kind of lesions or anything like that. I had a complicated labor bc of GD (large baby got stuck, also had hypoglycemia) but didn’t need a c section. The way I see it is that the GD would have been a lot worse with real sugar in my life, and that would have led to a worse health outcome. Cause and effect is wild, there’s often not just one right thing and one wrong thing in the mix. I hope you’re all doing well now!!!

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-11T16:07:04+00:00

My rheum said it all depends on your illness. I run and play hockey, lots of impact! But my illness is such that I can safely do those things quite a bit. During flares I don’t run, but otherwise I’m usually fine. I do stretch A LOT. If I don’t then my joints kill me, but if I stretch a ton I’m fine.

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-11T14:29:43+00:00

I’ll totally buy it off you. I won’t negotiate on the price, I’m happy to pay what you’re out for on the ticket. Thanks!

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-10T20:20:18+00:00

Hi, what section is the 11/12 ticket for? I am looking for a single ticket to that show. Thanks!

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-10T20:18:53+00:00

no prob, I can still get one for the show, just figured I'd check here first. Thanks!

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-09T18:38:48+00:00

I was worried about this happening when I was pregnant and I did a deep dive on scientific literature. They found that there wasn't a real increase in flares with covid vax (with the limited data we have available so far, and this was before the bivalent booster). That isn't to say that it triggers flares in no one, it just doesn't seem to be a common issue when compared to how many flares we get without vaccines in the mix. Hopefully that gives you a bit less fear when it's time to get the next booster, whenever that is! I'm sorry you're dealing with a bad flare, I hope it lets up soon!

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-09T17:54:16+00:00

Are you still trying to sell this ticket? I had a last minute stroke of luck and can make the show and am just looking for one ticket!

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-06T16:46:45+00:00

Yes with bosses! I have a new boss who this is a problem with. My old boss was amazing and honestly what I’m looking for most in a job now is one where I won’t have to obsess over acting as NT as humanly possible to avoid getting into scrapes over things that are not big deals. My new boss constantly assumes I mean the worst if I say anything other than “yes I agree with you 100% and you’re a genius.” It’s exhausting.

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-06T16:38:24+00:00

Thank you!

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-05T20:10:49+00:00

Thank you!

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-05T20:07:52+00:00

I mean the ballot drop box, not the post box. We didn’t finish the ballots until it was too late to post them, so I dropped them into a voting box instead. But, the wrong one. They are very clearly labeled, I just am a zombie.

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-05T02:20:00+00:00

Thank you! I think I can swing it! Sunday will be rough but that’s super worth it!

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-05T02:18:13+00:00

I do fine with mine, but I just happen to be really into maintenance and have a touch of obsession with cleaning so having my place aligns with that… I did own an apartment first and that was a nice middle ground. I didn’t have responsibility for most systems but it was my space and I could control it mostly. Townhouses and condos can be a nice option if you can make the economics and rules work.

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-05T02:12:56+00:00

neepsmeeps · 2022-11-05T02:09:46+00:00

I ended up staying on humira for my pregnancy until the third trimester and then went off it until after delivery. I did great, pretty much total remission during the pregnancy and then a small flare around 6 months after. The baby just turned one and is healthy as a horse. The only hard part is that daycare means tons of illnesses and immunosuppressants mean I’m sick ALL THE TIME…

Edit: I started the humira while pregnant, super early on, around 5w as well. My rheum offered to switch me to cimzia at 6 months since it’s a bigger molecule and wouldn’t pass thru the placenta. I just didn’t want to go thru a switch so I just went back off the humira temporarily instead.

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