When Chronic Illness and Stress Collide...When stress presents itself in my life it tends to turn my life inside out and entirely consume my mind. Everything else...reactions8comments
I'm Not Returning to College Campus...This semester college has returned full-time to campus, but I am unable to return to campus due to my AS and being...reactions3comments
Do different seasons bring on different symptoms?...For me, winter causes more lumbar, SI joints, and peripheral joint pain, whereas summer causes more fatigue, brain fog, and muscle pain...reactions38repliesSymptomsWeather
Getting My Driver's License With Ankylosing Spondylitis...I got my license this month! After 7 years of constantly failing tests, I finally did it. Driving is not for everyone...reactions4comments
Understanding is Love: My New Mantra...“Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand you can’t love.” -Thich Nhat Hanh If you met me and told me...reactions4comments
Pain shaming...Has anyone gone to doctors or physical therapists and they basically shame you for your pain? I had a nasty flare and...reactions4repliesExerciseTreatment
Trauma and Health Anxiety...During 2020 — when the pandemic began — I developed what I call extreme health anxiety. Living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) just...reactions2comments
Having a Rough Day...This is mentally killing me. Going on disability was hard enough, that alone makes me feel so useless. I thank god everyday...reactions1comment
How soon they forget I have AS...I'm a little frustrated..o.k., a LOT frustrated. Once I got answers after too many yrs of searching for an answer to 'why...reactions1replyCopingMisunderstood Friends & Family
5 Low-Key Arthritis Advocacy Moves...I grew up around a bunch of civic minded folks. The adults in my life took an active part in our community...reactions4comments
How Working On My General Health Helped My Symptoms...There’s a certain hopeless finality in being told you have a disease with no cure. I didn’t for a moment question the...reactions5comments
Currently getting diagnosed...Hello, first post here.. I'm 32 w/ family history of AS and I've been putting off going to the rheumatologist for years...reactions1replyNewly Diagnosed DiagnosisExercise
I Stood Up For Myself!...I’ve been a shy, anxious person my whole life. I don’t remember a time when I found it easy to talk to...reactions3comments
Finally Finding Relief...I've had 5 long years of an agonizing flare that I thought would never subside. This journey to and through diagnosis of...reactions19comments
The Pain That Wasn’t AS...It had been a year without a flare, the first I could remember in more than a decade. The years of fine...reactions8comments
Keep On Dancing: Going to a Concert With AxSpA...Axial spondyloarthritis has a way of creeping into every activity I do, like a bright red sock accidentally mixed in with a...reactions4comments
My First AxSpa Medication Led to Neutropenia...I am in charge of my health, I keep a close eye on my blood tests and other investigations, I follow my...reactions12comments
The Never-Ending War Between Pain and Fatigue...Lately my days have been spent glued to my bed, barely feeling human. I haven’t been able to write, work on my...reactions13comments
Resistance Bands for Ankylosing Spondylitis...In my pre-diagnosis days, the only thing I enjoyed more than a trip to the pub was one to the gym. In the months before...reactions10comments
How do you manage your fatigue? ...Through prompts and polls, you've told us that fatigue is your most prevalent symptom other than pain and stiffness. How do you...reactions6repliesFatigue SymptomsTips & Advice
