Suspected Ankylosing Spondylitis

Hello all,

I have a suspicion i might be suffering from AS, I'm currently waiting for a GP appointment but in the UK our NHS/healthcare has suffered badly from covid and the knock-on affect from prioritsing covid over non-covid issues means its pretty hard going getting seen.

I wanted to run through some issuss im having currently to see if they perhaps fall into AS territory.. To please my pondering mind.

- major one at the moment is the back pain and stiffness in the morning, it wakes me up when its bad and i cant ever find a position that works for me. I have to almost swing myself out rather than sit up and round as im too stiff and sore to bend.
Once I'm up I can feel the pain slowly drop away although I'm still stiff enough that putting socks on is difficult! Last night i was woken up but stabbing pain in the very base of my back almost in my butt, usually its kind of lower up to mid back
- I have hip issues too, incredibly weak in my left groin area (i horse ride so this is really noticeable) and my hip pops a lot. It can get sore and stiff but nowhere near like my back. My outer right hip gets painful too especially when sitting
- im working from home at sit at a desk alot, my back flares up frequently to the point i cant sit anymore, so ive made myself a standing desk and try to walk around when in calls as movement helps
- chest feels tight quite alot and like i cant take deep breaths comfortabley, feels almost like its an absolute chore trying to do it. I put this down to anxiety before
- neck and upper back pain recently mainly when im at laptop i suppose from poor posture but i cannot find the right position to stop this
- tired, i get a good amount of sleep usually but i wake up feeling physically exhausted. Im a pretty fit 28 year old, i walk my dog atleast an hour and a half every day and tend to my pony every evening. I'm an active person except obviously when Im working but some days i struggle so much walking my dog as im just so exhausted and want it to be over. Other weeks i am sprightly and walk for miles and feel fine

Sorry this was so long! I think it covers everything, let me know what you all think