Beat the Winter Chill with Our Cozy AxSpA Giveaway!GIVEAWAY CLOSED - Thanks for participating The colder months can often mean increased stiffness and discomfort for those of us managing axial...reactionscomments
The Lies I Told Myself Before DiagnosisIt’s roughly twenty years since I first noticed my symptoms. Eight years later I would finally hear them referred to as clear...reactions13comments
Reflecting on Life When My AS Was UndiagnosedAs a lot of us do around new year, I was reflecting on 2023, which got me thinking about life now compared...reactions1comment
Blinded by ASAnkylosing spondylitis diagnoses can take years to find, and they usually come after a ton of pain and unexplained symptoms with a...reactions9comments
The Long-Term Effects of UveitisI was freshly out of college and going into grad school when uveitis struck — and it struck hard. I was otherwise...reactions2comments
Self-Care During the Holiday Season and BeyondOn the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday, many of my patients reported severe flares of their arthritis and back pain from ankylosing...reactions6comments
Is Chronic Illness Trauma a Thing and Do I Have It?The short answer is: I don’t know. This would be an incredibly short article if my answer was simply yes. I asked...reactions9comments
Stress, Trauma, and Autoimmune Conditions: What Research RevealsPainful life experiences can take a toll on your physical and mental health. We know that stress and trauma raise your risk...reactions2comments
Winter Is Here—How I’m Prepping for the ColdThe colder months are by far my least favourite time of the year. Sure, the snow is beautiful and it means I...reactions19comments
Getting Through the Cold Months With ASAs a person living with ankylosing spondylitis, I feel like I'm a human barometer sometimes. The weather is getting colder, and I...reactions6comments
The Verdict in My Low Dose Naltrexone ExperimentIt’s been just over two years since I started taking Low Dose Naltrexone to help manage my AS. LDN is a somewhat...reactions17comments
Sex and AS: Position Pain Ratings and Tips for Pain Free PassionNewsflash - people with chronic illnesses and disabilities enjoy sex too! You wouldn’t think it as a lot of the time we...reactions8comments
What My Body Tells Me Before an Ankylosing Spondylitis Flare-upLiving with ankylosing spondylitis means dealing with flare-ups. I am not symptom free, so the level of symptoms I am used to...reactions12comments
Enthesitis, Heel Pain, and Ankylosing SpondylitisDid you know that foot pain may be associated with having ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? Yeah, no kidding. Most of us know that AS...reactions30comments
What Being Dynamically Disabled Means to MeAfter 16 years of living with a dynamic disability, ankylosing spondylitis, I am only just scraping the surface of learning what it...reactions7comments
Axial Spondyloarthritis Flares: What To Know, How To CopeIf you have axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), you know how painful a flare can be. What exactly is an AxSpA flare? What can...reactions3comments
Anti-Inflammatory Banana Bread for SpondyloarthritisI have a habit of buying bananas at the grocery store thinking I'll eat them up by midweek. As the days whisk...reactions5comments
Symptoms of AS Your Doctor Probably Doesn’t Talk AboutAxial spondyloarthritis impacts my life in a lot of different ways. Not all of the symptoms I experience are obvious to others...reactions14comments
Trick Or Treat: How Living With AS Is Like Halloween All Year RoundHalloween is all about things that are scary, and having an incurable condition is as terrifying as it gets. This got me...reactions17comments
My Experiences With Switching Biologics For ASOver my 5 years of having ankylosing spondylitis, I’ve had to switch biologics twice. I’ve tried Inflectra (Remicade) and Humira, and I’m...reactions4comments
