COVID-19 Updates, April 7: Face Coverings, Testing, & Medications...It is common to feel overwhelmed about COVID-19: so much information changing day-to-day. Here are some of the important COVID-19 stories that...reactionscomments
Detained For Possession Of Arthritis...I have come to the realization that I have the sort of face that airport security can’t help but to "randomly select"...reactions8comments
How My Music Helps Me Relax: 5 Songs...I’ve been thinking about some of the things I do to relax. Not just relaxing my bones or my body, but relaxing...reactions2comments
Finally Got 2 Weeks of Heaven...These past 2 weeks felt like heaven. For anyone suffering from a chronic illness, it's a wish come true to be able...reactions3comments
Setting Goals for a New Year...Since I received my diagnosis, I kind of let go on making goals that I really want to achieve. I would like...reactionscomments
It Never Ends !!!!...I have HLAB 27 POSITIVE and was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. I have 4 rods and screws, this May I had a...reactions2comments
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In Remission, Out of the Community?...This community – the one you’re visiting right now via this website – has done so much for me. It’s where I...reactions10comments
Women Don’t Get AxSpA?! This Old Story Needs to Go!...I have recently changed rheumatologists. I have been living with AxSpA for seven years, if we don’t count the years I had...reactions2comments
Yoga is a Safe and Cheerful Companion to my AxSpA...I came across yoga a few years back now. I think I was looking for something a little spiritual and slow pace...reactions5comments
It Explained Everything!...I graduated from hygiene school in 2012, and within four years I needed bilateral carpal tunnel release surgery. I was also having...reactionscomments
Misdiagnoses - Isolation - Rock Bottom - Google - Final Piece of the Puzzle...I'm a 45 year old mother of two. Many of you have the same story. Random exhaustion, aches and pains since a...reactions1comment
My Journey to Discovery of AS...I was probably older than most when I was finally diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Now, that is not to say that...reactions2comments
A Long Time in Pain with No Diagnosis...I'm a 26-year-old female. I work as a Physical Therapist Assistant for an outpatient orthopedic clinic at a physician-owned medical group. My...reactions15comments
I Love Memory Foam...Yes. I truly loved the day I discovered memory foam. It was years ago, however, I remember it like it was yesterday...reactions3comments
AS Ruined My Life. Now trying to get it back together....I'm not a native English speaker. Please forgive my mistakes! I've been mistreated so many times with "professional" help, so I would...reactions3comments
My Life Changed Seemingly Overnight...I don't tell my AS story very often. It seems so long to me and I never know if anybody really wants...reactionscomments
My AS & Chronic Pain Journey: Still Struggling...I have had chronic side joint, lower back, knees, heel and hip pain for over 6 years now. I was finally diagnosed...reactions3comments
Ankylosing Spondylitis Sucks...My story started with being diagnosed with fibromyalgia in my early 20s and then with AS at 29. Both are awful and...reactions6comments
Happy I Have a Diagnosis...I was finally diagnosed at the age of 49 after suffering for many years. Each year my symptoms would get worse until...reactions5comments
