Availability of TNF Medications After 65...I was diagnosed almost 15 years ago with AS. After I finished with my denial and trips to the ER, I began...reactions5comments
My New Food and Movement in Managing Ankylosing Spondylitis...Content warning: Eating behaviors and nutrition. There are usually three camps when it comes to managing ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and other chronic...reactions19comments
The Crushing Weight of Fatigue with AS...Of all the ankylosing spondylitis and fibromyalgia symptoms I experience daily, fatigue is one of the worst. For me, coping with ankylosing...reactions19comments
The Negative Impact of Positivity Culture...I once worked for a company where the notion of positivity was prized above all else. Falling short of your sales target?...reactions6comments
The Moment I Stopped Fighting...The AS warrior! I was a fully fledged soldier on the battle to fight this disease. I threw everything at it and...reactions3comments
MRI findings ...Hi all, Still awaiting official diagnosis but had my mri the other week which showed non-specific thoracic changes (hyperintensity) and evidence of...reactions4repliesDiagnosis
MRI - Positive or Negative...I am a 47-year-old female who was diagnosed with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis two years ago. I am HLA-B27 positive, and my MRI...reactions4comments
Yeast infections and AS...Hello All, I am new to this forum and I am so happy to have found you guys. Long story short I...reactions1replySymptoms
Feedback Appreciated...Hi everyone. I'm here to reach out on behalf of my 32 year old son who suffers with chronic AS. He was...reactions2repliesAxial Spondyloarthritis
The Big Ride With Ankylosing Spondylitis...I did “the big ride of the season,” at least for me. It is the big bicycle ride in downtown Indianapolis; it...reactions9comments
The Waiting Game...This chapter of my journey has been a waiting game. Something I’m sure many of you know all too well. It’s like...reactions3comments
Another Sleepless Night...Another night waking up in tears. In tears from not knowing what to do because of the continuous excruciating pain that I...reactions23comments
I Had a Busy Summer - How I’m Doing Now!...The summer of 2022 was a wild ride for me. It started with being sick for 8 straight weeks, with 2 hospital...reactions1comment
Grief and Chronic Illness...We most commonly associate the term grief with death. It’s used to describe the emotional state we experience when someone close to...reactions3comments
Deciding to Have Children With Ankylosing Spondylitis...I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis the year before I became pregnant. At the time, I was living in the Chicago area...reactions4comments
Expectations of Treatment: Rheumatology...Having managed axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) for the past few years, I have not always had great results when dealing with treating physicians...reactions4comments
MRI - positive or negative...Hello, I am 47 year old female and was diagnosed with nr-axspa two years ago. I am hla-b27 pozitive and my MRI...reactions1reply
Treatment for AS...I was diagnosed with AS in 2012. I've been prescribed nsaids like arcoxia, vimovo and they dont work anymore for me. Then...reactions5repliesTreatment
Differentiating Inflammatory Back Pain from Osteoarthritis...Inflammatory back pain refers to pain and stiffness that comes along with an autoimmune condition such as ankylosing spondylitis. Wear-and-tear osteoarthritis and...reactions13comments
Navigating the Online World of Axial Spondyloarthritis...Like so many other places online, the axial spondyloarthritis community has become an increasingly polarized place to inhabit in recent years. I...reactions3comments
