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Since Keegan, my husband with AS, began taking Humira over 2 years ago, he's always talked about a "Humira hangover." He'd describe it as a small period of time where...

The technology needed for virtual healthcare has been around for decades. But virtual care has not been widely used in the United States until recently. The recent public health emergency...

When suffering from such a mysterious illness, you are often required to see multiple doctors that specialize in different things. I can definitely get a little messy at times. This...

Results from the 2019 RA In America Survey showed that 61 percent of survey participants living with RA experienced brain fog within the last month of taking the survey. Along...

Please do not take this as the standard stiffness all of us with psoriatic arthritis usually experience first thing in the mornings. I want to talk more about being active...

You know what it is like. You’ve had a really good day, or perhaps week. Everything is going your direction and you feel you finally have a handle on your...

I know it might sound contradictory to most, but one of the worst things someone in chronic pain can hear from a doctor is, “Everything looks fine to me!” I...

A few years ago, I presented with blurry vision and a weird sensation of people moving away from me while I looked at them. The best way I can describe...

Telehealth has become a popular way to see a doctor. Today, you can get many health services remotely. And, some studies show you may get better care at a lower...

Accepting that something so stigmatized could be helpful for Keegan took a while for me to get over. When we got married, I knew I'd do anything and everything I...

It can be overwhelming to figure out how to find telehealth services, especially if you do not already have a doctor. But many companies offer a range of virtual health...

One thing I find most people don’t understand when learning about AS is the fact that it affects every aspect of our lives. Daily life is made so much more...

Visiting your doctor online is a great way to get healthcare if you are not able to go in person. You can get medical advice, visual assessments, treatments, or update...

I’m sure most of us are very anxious with COVID-19 having stuck around for this long. When first hearing about it, I didn’t think it would actually make it to...

I’ve struggled a lot financially since my symptoms of AS first started. As I’ve mentioned before, I had to quit my job, which has left me without a steady income...

Telehealth or virtual care can be used to access many different types of health services. To get started, talk to your doctor to find out which virtual services are right...

Exercise and mental health. The two go together like birds of a feather. Like macaroni and cheese. Like tea and biscuits – as they say here in the UK. I’ve...

If you have axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), you know how painful a flare can be. What exactly is an AxSpA flare? What can you do to take care of yourself when...

When I was 18 years old, I developed ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a genetic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the spine. The main symptoms of AS include joint pain and...

For years at the end of the day, I'd sit down on the couch exhausted. I'd look over to my husband, Keegan, who was diagnosed with AS 5 years ago...