What tips would you give a friend living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?It's Rheumatic Awareness Disease Month! What are your tips?...reactions5repliesTips & AdviceNewly Diagnosed
Lost and full of questionsHi everyone I come here for the 1st time I’m a 28 years old woman who was diagnosed with AS in france in 2011 I don’t have hlb-27 or show...reactions3repliesDepressionDiagnosis
Soothing tricks and habits?I attended a lovely gathering online last night, a remote version of Ceilidhs (Scottish/ Irish social tradition). We listen to few turns of tunes, stories, songs or poems, then we...reactions4repliesCopingMental HealthTips & Advice
Mental and physical hurdles with a new biologic prescription Hey all. I'm really curious to hear about your experience transitioning to a biologic, whether it was your first time on any biologic, or a move to a new biologic...reactions1replyMental HealthTreatment
An article talking about COVID risk and ASOk so im sure many of you read that report that came out saying people with autoimmune conditions such as RA are at a significantly higher chance of getting serious...reactions3replies
FeaturedWhat's your AxSpA/AS Story?How many years have you been living with AxSpA? What has your experience been like getting diagnosed? How has life changed for you?...reactions9repliesCopingTips & AdviceDiagnosis
AS and Piriformis SyndromeHas anyone noticed any correlation between Ankylosing Spondylitis and Piriformis Syndrome? I am on day 41 of an AS flare. The length of this flare is highly unusual for me...reactions9repliesTreatmentSymptomsFlares
Do I or Don't I Dilemma? Newly diagnosed.I'm a 52 yr old 'healthy' woman, with controlled asthma and migraine/cervicogenic headaches. My professional background is biomedical research/clinical trials. After 10 years of back and neck pain and various...reactions6repliesDiagnosisHealthcare TeamNewly Diagnosed
TreatmentI was diaagnosed with AS about 7 years ago but only vision effected. I have been taking Remicaid Infusions for about 4 to 6 years once a month. In addition...reactions4replies
Diets that help AS symptoms Has anyone heard of the carnivore diet helping AS? My husband read an article about it and was mad when I didn’t try it. He said he thought I would...reactions4repliesDiet & Nutrition