Resetting After a Bad Day...On days where the emotional baggage that comes with living with a chronic illness pours down on us, sometimes it feels like...reactions5comments
Switching Doctors When You Want Better Care...I’d had the same family doctor for 12 years. She was great to me for a long time, but as I wrote...reactions3comments
AS and Confidence...I have always thought I was a confident person. I have insecurities about certain things, as most people do, but I feel...reactions2comments
Tips on Surviving the Holidays...The holidays are just around the corner. I can just feel it. The Christmas music already playing on the radio and the...reactions13comments
Were any symptoms on Axial Spondyloarthritis surprising? ...Did you experience any unexpected symptoms when you were diagnosed with AxSpa? Are you wondering if anyone else experienced these symptoms? Are...reactions26repliesSymptoms
What can I do to relieve my back pain, driving is killing me....I have to drive to work every day, but I can't drive very long before my back hurts. Is there anything I...reactions36repliesWork & EmploymentTips & AdviceTravel
Cultivating Self-Fulfillment in a Hyper-Productive World...One thing I’ve learned through coming out of remission and adopting other symptoms the last two years is this: people are obsessed...reactions2comments
Going Back to the Basics...I think this pandemic has been useful in terms of revising what works and doesn’t work for me in terms of managing...reactions7comments
Uveitis and A Caring Husband...For the past 4 days, my eyes are back to ground zero. All because of 1 of the 4 meds I take...reactions6comments
Seasonal Changes Spring Forward Fall Back...I love fall and it is actually one of my favorite seasons of the year.I have noticed in past seasons that my...reactions1comment
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
My AxSpA-To-Go Strategy...When I first started taking biologics, first Humira and now Amgevita, multiple people encouraged me by telling me that many people “get...reactions2comments
Committing to a Team With an Unpredictable Illness...I’ve been figure skating for much longer than I’ve been chronically ill. To me, nothing is more freeing than gliding across the...reactions3comments
My Second Birthday With AxSpa...My second birthday being sick was thankfully a lot better than my first. I made a plan of what I wanted to do. I...reactions6comments
How I Approach The Holiday Season...The Christmas holidays are approaching! For me, this means taking time off work, traveling back home to be with family, eating delicious...reactions3comments
Switching Biologics With AxSpa...Switching meds. No big deal right?! This one in particular wasn’t successful but not to worry, there are so many biologics on...reactions11comments
Relationship Red Flags: Can They Really Accept Your Illness?...There was a time in my life where I had been in a relationship for about four years. After this relationship fell...reactions3comments
How Journaling Has Helped My Chronic Illness Journey...I’ve loved journaling since I was a kid. Whether it was a secret diary stored in that special hiding spot or a...reactionscomments
The 3 C's of My Pain...All of us has been taught our 123's and our abc's in our childhood life.I would like to say that it is...reactions5comments
Learning to Love My New, Disabled Body...My whole life I’ve been skinny. With comments as a child like “you’re a twig!” and “you’re so bony”, I got used...reactions1comment
