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Autoimmune Hepatits, Pregnancy and Imuran
by SAsencio, Apr 15, 2005 12:00AM
My girlfriend suffers from active Automimmunce Hepatitis and takes 75mg of Imuran daily. We just received news a few days ago that she is pregnant; three to four weeks along.
We have looked into the possible problems she may face to bring our child to term. We (and especially she) would love to bring this baby to term, as it has always been her dream to be a mother. She is 36 and I am 35. So this may be our last chance at parenthood.
We understand that Imuran is rated D on the "risk" scale but cannot find much information on the success rates of bringing a child to term healthy, with AIH or with any other defect. Her liver doctor has stated to us that he hasn't found much information either and we now have her OB/GYN looking into it as well. This is our effort to try and find even more information or hear from anyone who has successfully or unsuccessfully had an AIH & Imuran pregnancy. Any help would be greatly appreciated and we sincerely thank you for your time and effort to help us.
We have looked into the possible problems she may face to bring our child to term. We (and especially she) would love to bring this baby to term, as it has always been her dream to be a mother. She is 36 and I am 35. So this may be our last chance at parenthood.
We understand that Imuran is rated D on the "risk" scale but cannot find much information on the success rates of bringing a child to term healthy, with AIH or with any other defect. Her liver doctor has stated to us that he hasn't found much information either and we now have her OB/GYN looking into it as well. This is our effort to try and find even more information or hear from anyone who has successfully or unsuccessfully had an AIH & Imuran pregnancy. Any help would be greatly appreciated and we sincerely thank you for your time and effort to help us.
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I'll keep you two in my prayers. Keep asking questions and doing your own research. I have found that it is important to be well informed when you have a rather rare disorder.
Maari
I have been following your posts. So, they have finally given you the AIH dx? I don't know what to say. You sure have recieved more that you share of liver ailments.
I don't have lupus, thats good. I do have oesteoarthritis and my joint pain according to 3 docs is from AIH. Hope you don't get that part of this. At least they are letting me take something stronger that tylenol. I have some good days and some not so good.
Take care
M.
My girlfriend and the baby are doing well (minus the normal nausea accompanied with being pregnant)...
This is what her liver doctor, ob/gyn and the hospital geneticist came up with...
They have taken her off of the 75mg of Imuran she was taking and placed her on 20mg of Prednisone... Every 2 weeks she will be checked for any changes in her liver or with the baby... Her first checkup is next week...
Little note to the significant others of those in this situation... Prednisone definately makes a person more on edge mix that with just being pregnant and it can feel like they are PMSing every day... Just remember to be patient, loving and most of all honest when you have had enough and need to "take a walk"... Remember as I do... Nine months of this for a lifetime of being a parent seems totally worth it :)
Thank you for your well wishes and prayers... We hope that all of yours along with our families and friends will be bring us the joy of parenting a healthy baby...
I will keep this topic updated every so often...
Thanks again!!!
That is good news, I'm glad to hear the doctors caring for your girlfriend and child have a plan.
From what you have writen I know you will be supportive. Pregnancy is rough without extra concerns.
Goodluck
Maari
Kenita
But you answer is awesome.
Good luck with your pregnancy too!
Meki
thanks a lot
with lots of pain im sending my comment to all love ones out there, this year i was having high fever, i went to a doctor in dublin as was in terrible body pain he prescribed a high dose antibiotics " clariger" and after 1hr30 mins, i started having a strange reactions, my skin started sweling up, and the next day it exploded as if i was burn by fire, got a severe rashes all over my face neck whole body, and became blind, my friend carried me back to the same doctor, and that doctor sent me to the mater hospital in dublin, was admitted there for 1 month, during my stay, i had skin biopsy by specialist dermatologist, and later during all blood test they found out that my liver has been destroy by that antibiotics, and i had to undergo a liverbiopsy, ohhhhhhh God ive suffer a lot, and my parents were not aware of my situation. i went back to my country mauritius after 4weeks of my discharge from hospital. my dad was too shock to see my conditions, the same day my dad was admitted to hospital due to the shock. i got married after 3months in mauritius and me and my husband return back to ireland again, and we are planning to have a baby, but we are not successful. my husband is so excited and dreaming of his baby or twin as my husband is twin himself. he dreams everyday of the baby and talk a lot about the baby saying the baby is going to look little spanish like him and little mauritian like me. im suffering a lot, now the mater hospital telling me that they think ive got autoimmune hepatitis disease, im afraid that i will never be able to become a mom. My precious dream to become a mum, Y im suffering God. Please lovely peoples, advice me or help me out.
Pray for me., and i pray to God to protect all woman who is pregnant and is having liver problem that they and their babies will always be in perfect health and they will have a healthy baby.
lots of love
mevina