Health Concerns

I am a 30 year old mother of three.  I have Rheumatory Arthritis with Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder.  Upon the recent birth of my third child, I was told I carried a genetic mutation known as MHTFR, that I passed to my newborn, causing a clot to the left side of her brain and giving her a stroke within 12 hours of her birth.  I never really considered my health to be oh so bad, in fact I was content with hardly having colds.  My question is; How concerned / serious should I be about my diseases?

[Dune813]

I think you should be concerned.  What are your symptoms?  I am a 32 year old mother of two girls.  I was diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and Familial Multiple Lipomatosis...all within 2 weeks!  

I am still trying to figure out which route to go down...they immediately gave me plaquenil.  I went on it and stayed on it for about 5 weeks and am now tapering off b/c I want to see what my body feels like.  Well, within 6 days- I have canker sores again, night sweats, achienss in my legs and hips, chills, and nausea.  Here is the catch...it is not like I am in bed.  How can you be with two little kids running around...but, it does make me feel crappy on and off throughout the day.

I don't get all of this.  What did your doctor say?