Are you HLA-B27 positive or negative?I posted this forum on the AS site. I thought it was important to share here too. HLA-B27 seems to be the main gene that they test for when diagnosing...reactions89repliesDiagnosisNon-Radiographic Axial SpondyloarthritisTips & Advice
Lifestyle Changes: What's Helped You?What lifestyle changes have helped you cope with your AS? What changes haven't helped at all? Share the good and the bad below....reactions10repliesTips & Advice
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!...reactions15repliesFriends & FamilyMisunderstood Tips & Advice
Christmas Gifts For People With ASWe are deep into the season of giving and it's got me thinking about what kind of things would make good gifts for those of us with chronic illnesses instead...reactions2repliesTips & AdviceAssistive DevicesCoping
Pain LevelWhen asked, “On a scale of one to ten…” We have all heard that many times. However, that’s hard to answer. I was diagnosed in 1978 and have lived with...reactions2repliesMisunderstood CopingTips & Advice
Does the weather affect your AS?I'm at odds with this because I'd always thought the weather doesn't affect my AS. However, the older I've got, the more I've started to question if perhaps the rain...reactions10repliesTips & AdviceFlares Weather
What's Your Injection Routine?I was wondering if anyone who takes injections has thought up of any kind of routine to make the process seem a bit more normal and less daunting. At the...reactions26repliesTips & AdviceTreatment
What'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?...reactions37repliesCopingTips & AdviceDiagnosis
Biologics Side EffectsI recently started biologic injections (Cosentyx) to help manage my axSpA. 2 days after my injection I get flu like symptoms (nausea, headache, brain fog, fatigue). This seems to pass...reactions6repliesTips & AdviceAxial Spondyloarthritis Side Effects
"But You Don't Look Sick?!"Axial spondyloarthritis, though often invisible to the naked eye, can significantly impact daily life. This forum provides a space to share your encounters with this well-intentioned yet sometimes perplexing inquiry...reactions21repliesFriends & FamilyMisunderstood Tips & Advice
