I'm sorry to hear it got so bad, Becc! That sounds awful. Hopefully the anti-inflammatory drugs will work and things settle down again... Hoping you won't need anything after 27 weeks. Perhaps if things are this bad now, they won't get any worse after birth?
I'd say I was doing mostly ok. And my rheumy would frown at me for saying it! I finally got off prednisone completely and found out the hard way just how much even tiny doses was doing for me. The new NSAIDs are doing something - but it's not miraculous nor even instantaneous, but we're plodding along. As Sam gets more mobile things are getting both more exhausting and easier - I find he'll crawl over to me to get a bottle (so I just take the bottle to the lounge room and he crawls over and I help him climb into my lap), and I can grab his hands and direct him to walk to the bedroom or the highchair or where ever I need him... I'm still doing a lot of lifting, but less carrying now, and it does help. More stuff to keep in mind for when your baby is older, I guess!
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