Flying With AS: Tips and Tricks...I remember the good ol' days of flying to a new city or country and spending the entire flight in a mindset...reactions10comments
"Trapped" – A Poem by Sarah Lee...Our advocate Sarah Lee lives with ankylosing spondylitis and used her experience with a chronic invisible illness as inspiration for her poem...reactions1comment
My Failed Attempt at Reintroducing Massage...Getting a massage used to be one of my favorite things. Heading to the spa a few times a year felt like...reactions4comments
Journal: Now More Than Ever...August 9, 2022 Woke up early today - my eyes just popped open. Looked at the clock - 5:32 am staring at...reactions7comments
It Took 7 Years to Get a Diagnosis...Diagnosis: hello there. I'm still flaring. Started on the 10th of July. 10 days after my third Pfizer vaccine. I am having...reactions6comments
Welcome to AxialSpondyloarthritis.net Stories...At AxialSpondyloarthritis.net (AxSpA), we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone. Living with AxSpA can be a challenge, but...reactions3comments
I Had a Beach Weekend - Here’s How it Went!...Traveling has looked very different for a lot of us over the past 2 years. For me, I haven’t gone anywhere that...reactions2comments
Self-Care In Stressful Times...We’re probably living in a time of peak opinion, opining, emoting, and hot takes. The feelings seem to fly out of our...reactions2comments
Getting Back in the Driver’s Seat With Axial Spondyloarthritis...Like many people my age, I grew up with parents and grandparents who saw doctors as the ultimate authority. It never entered...reactions1comment
I Lost Friends Due to My Chronic Illness...As I’ve written about before, I’ve lost a lot to AS. One of the things that hurts the most (personally) is losing...reactions2comments
Adapting To the Disappearance Of Restful Sleep...It feels like common knowledge that the right amount of sleep can help with productivity, brain functioning, and maybe even help you...reactions6comments
Nightmares and Their Link to Inflammatory Arthritis...Authors of a study published in Brain and Behavior in March 2019 reported an unexpected discovery. Researchers were originally investigating the link...reactions5comments
I’m Experiencing Writer’s Block and Brain Fog Combined...I’m going through a lot this year, and that means my work ethic has sort of gone out the window. I’m experiencing...reactions2comments
Learnings From My Recent Hip Surgery...Six months ago I had to undergo hip surgery to fix some long-term issues which caused me a lot of pain and...reactions8comments
Long COVID: Mental Health Edition...There has been a lot of talk about long Covid and the lasting physical effects of the virus. I really feel for anyone out there experiencing...reactions10comments
Flare-Ups and How to Cope...Flare-ups are not only common but can be a real pain in the butt. Whether it hits me when I first wake...reactions8comments
7 Questions For Emergency Prep...Our routines have the habit of taking on lives of their own. Sometimes they function explicitly, out in the open for all...reactions4comments
What My Rheumatologist Suggested For Fatigue...Fatigue is my worst enemy. I almost never stop talking about how tired I am, and I’m sorry if you’ve ever had...reactions17comments
My Life with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Fibromyalgia...I have both AS and Fibro. It sucks! So much pain, no life, and I'm in bed most of the time. I...reactions23comments
Starting Physical Therapy...Since February 2022, I have been going to physiotherapy (physical therapy) once a week or every two weeks. My family doctor recommended...reactions6comments
