FeaturedIf you could send a message to your younger self, what would it say?Imagine if you could turn back the clock and offer guidance to your younger self, the person who first embarked on this journey with AxSpa. We invite you to share...Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesTips & AdviceNewly DiagnosedCommunity Support
Featured How do you respond when someone unfamiliar with AxSpa questions your change of plans?Sometimes we might respond calmly; other times may be more defensive. Do you have a go-to response? Do you use it as a time to educate? Let's vent!...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesFriends & FamilyMisunderstood Tips & Advice
Active todayWhat symptoms of AS do you experience? Chronic, long-term back pain is one of the most commonly reported health problems in the United States. Not surprisingly, back pain is also the most reported symptom by people living...Reactions0reactionsComments146 repliesAnkylosing SpondylitisAxial Spondyloarthritis Symptoms
Active todayHEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS DNA MUTI have one set of faulty H63D and C282Y has anyone had experience with this any suggestions I'm so confused because there's so many things that it could be...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesComorbidities
Active yesterdayWhat's something you wish you were told when you were diagnosed? We learn a lot from our diagnosis through experience, trial and error, and sharing information. What's one thing you wish you would have been told when you were first diagnosed?...Reactions0reactionsComments24 repliesTips & AdviceDiagnosisCoping
Active yesterdayHi, I would like to chat with people about what I'm going through.Chat with people that understands me and my problems...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAxial Spondyloarthritis
Active yesterdaySmoking and axial spondiloarthritis Hi.Could someone tell and explain to me how exactly smoking affects axial spondiloarthritis and enthesitis?Thank you in advance...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Active yesterdayLiving With AxSpa and Peripheral Spondyloarthritis When symptoms occur mostly in places other than the spine, the condition is called peripheral spondyloarthritis. There are several types of pSpA, including: -Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) -Reactive arthritis -Arthritis with...Reactions0reactionsComments24 repliesPeripheral SpondyloarthritisTips & AdviceCoping
Active yesterdayPain-night to morningI'd like to know if anyone experiences the following; From , 6 pm to 7 am or even 2 hours later in the morning, a trigger is pulled and pain...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Active 3 days agoWhat early signs did you experience that may have indicated you had axSpa?Many folks with axSpa have early warning signs that they don't initially pick up on but later realize they are symptoms of axSpa. Did you have any early warning signs...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesAwarenessSymptomsDiagnosis
Active 4 days agoHow do you stay comfortable when you're uncomfortable?If you suffer from AS, then you probably know the struggle of always trying to make yourself comfortable in almost every situation. What items or methods do you use to...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesCopingAssistive DevicesComplimentary Treatment
Active 5 days agoBrain Fog is an issue!Now almost ten years into AS, people around me still do not understand Brain Fog as something many of us grapple with. Recently our daughter and her husband visited us...Reactions0reactionsComments25 repliesAnkylosing SpondylitisAxial Spondyloarthritis Coping
