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
Canceled Dreams...I had just given birth to a healthy 8 pound baby boy, unknowing that I was waking up a health demon! It...reactions4comments
44 Years To Diagnosis...I had my first low back pain “attack” at 14. Doctors gave me pain meds, muscle relaxers and said go home and...reactions1comment
“Shawn” Feels Guilty About Her Spondylitis...Imagine a spondylitis patient called Shawn. She's an African-American forty-something that most people think younger because she's prone to giggling, can't stop...reactions2comments
It Has a Name: PsA and AS...As a child, I was unable to walk for a time due to hip, SI joint pain, pain in the lower spine...reactions1comment
I Was A Mystery Patient...I was my doctor's mystery patient for a total of seventeen months or longer. Here is my story before I got diagnosed...reactionscomments
Postponing My Third Covid Vaccine...On Monday the 4th of October I received a text saying that my rheumatologist had referred me for a third dose of...reactions2comments
How It Feels to Be Young and High-Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Part II...Editors note: You can read Diana's "How It Feels to Be Young and High-Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Part I" here. As...reactions2comments
The 2 Types of Grief and How They Affect AS...Grief. We all know what grief is, but did you know you can experience grief when you have a chronic illness? I...reactions4comments
My Experience with the COVID-19 Vaccine...I will be the first to admit that when the Covid vaccine first became available, I was weary of it. As a...reactions2comments
