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I Think I Shocked Someone With My Childfree Stance
Did I go too far?
Met my new rheumatologist for the first time this week. My lupus is still active so she’s starting me on a new drug: Methotrexate.
Methotrexate is pretty nasty stuff (it’s a chemo drug in higher doses) so it’s not advised to get pregnant while taking it, or for a while after. I tried to assure the doctor that this wasn’t going to be an issue, but she seemed to not be sure…
Doctor: You have to be careful to not get pregnant while taking this drug
Me: Not a problem
Doctor: If you want to try for a baby afterwards, you have to wait at least six months
Me: No worries, I don’t want to try for a baby ever
Doctor: Well, if you change your mind…
My mum: Trust me, she’s not going to change her mind
Doctor: OK, but if you DO change your mind and get pregnant, the baby will be born with defects
Me: If I get pregnant, no baby is getting born
Doctor: ……Um. OK.
Too far? It’s true!
