[quote Iwannabelikeyouohh]@NeverDropYourMooncup
So the fact that I’m untreated, does this put me at greater risk.
I’m under a rheumatologist already.[/quote]
Not really - it's a balancing act with the meds as to whether they depress your immune system too much, not enough or just right so that you have the immune response of a 'normal' person, so it's hard to say yes or no. At the same time as their potentially reducing resistance to infection, some of the medications have actually been used to treat severe Covid, too. That's how impossible it is to conclude you're at higher risk with or without them.
Having no specialist involvement at all is more of an indicator of risk, as then you just don't know if you've got a comorbidity of an increased risk of cardiovascular events or an excessive immune response - but you aren't untreated as you're seeing Rheumatology, you're just not taking DMARD or Biologic medication (because of anxiety about the side effects, pregnancy or because it's not been active enough to warrant it?)
I do wonder whether your difficulties are signs of you going into a flare - as I said, it's a known thing that inflammation can affect mood independently of obvious physical manifestations such as joint swelling, tendon pain or plaque formation. In the days before starting Cosentyx, I could tell that I needed another shot of steroid, as it was the only time I felt tearful and emotional - and it would happen weeks before anything physical started showing. One im shot of steroid later and I was fine again by teatime.
It's very common to flare after having a baby, as pregnancy lowers your immune system to accommodate the 'alien' material that is the fetus with their father's share of the DNA, and then once you've given birth, it starts revving up to its normal speed again.
So I've got a practical suggestion for you - on Monday, contact Rheumatology to let them know you seem to be having a flare - if you've had recent bloods, they'll look those up, if not, they might ask you to get some done or give you an appointment to see the Nurse. If they do, perhaps ask whether it's possible to have a steroid shot to tide you over - if you've got symptoms of Covid, obviously you can't do it straight away, but if the appointment is in a fortnight or DH's PCR is negative (still a possibility), all you'll have to do at most is continue to be careful for 14 days after that jab and then you're back to normal life.
I was given a steroid shot at the end of December to top up on the Cosentyx as it hadn't taken full effect yet, but I was wfh for the next fortnight, which meant I didn't need to do anything differently. Which I didn't.
Honestly, you're looking for things to justify it being worse, not better and whilst I can't recommend getting Covid as a pastime, you are
a) vaccinated
b) young
c) in October 2021, not March 2020
I'd seriously bet money that if you do get it, you'll feel a bit crap for a few days and then you'll be fine. And that if you go back to Rheumatology, you'll find that you're in a flare and if you start medication for it, you'll look back in a few months and think 'Wow, I really wasn't well before starting this, was I?'.