How AS Patients Can Be Better To One Another...As an AS patient, I've lived in forums and Facebook groups, attended AS support meetings and met or corresponded with all sorts...reactions1comment
What Does Positivity Look Like With AS and Chronic Pain?...For the past year, I became a bit of a cynic when it came to the positivity movement I'd been seeing all...reactionscomments
Brain Fog: The Impact of RA on Mental Functioning...Results from the 2019 RA In America Survey showed that 61 percent of survey participants living with RA experienced brain fog within...reactionscomments
Ask The Advocate: How PsA Impacts Daily Life...Psoriatic arthritis can change how you live your life every single day. This condition is the center of the wheel that outreaches...reactionscomments
Dry, Cracked, and Very Parched...A few years ago, I presented with blurry vision and a weird sensation of people moving away from me while I looked...reactions4comments
4 Self-Advocating Tips...When suffering from such a mysterious illness, you are often required to see multiple doctors that specialize in different things. I can...reactions4comments
Brain Fog: The Impact of RA on Mental Functioning...Results from the 2019 RA In America Survey showed that 61 percent of survey participants living with RA experienced brain fog within...reactionscomments
Using Assistive Devices...Axial spondyloarthritis can cause pain, swelling, and stiffness in the back and hips along with other joints such as the knees, shoulder...reactionscomments
Reflecting on My 2 Year AS Diagnosis-versary...February 27th, 2020 marked the two year anniversary of the day I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. I call it my diagnosis-versary...reactions5comments
Other Health Conditions Experienced Alongside Lupus...The journey to receiving a lupus diagnosis can be a long one. The symptoms of lupus can be nonspecific and overlap with...reactionscomments
Understanding Clinical Trials...A clinical trial is a research study that is conducted to determine whether a specific medical intervention, such as a treatment, device...reactionscomments
10 Things You Should Know About Clinical Trials...Each year thousands of clinical trials occur. Learning about clinical trials can feel like you are learning a new language. The good...reactionscomments
Undiagnosed and pain getting worse....I have had serious back and hip pain for several years. My pain management doctor said I have arthritis. The pain is...reactions1comment
AS and Everything Else!...I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis in 1980. I was 18, I had excruciating low back pain to the point I could...reactions1comment
2nd Generation AS...I grew up with a dad who had an extreme case of AS. It was the 60’s and nobody knew what was...reactionscomments
Finally, An Answer To My Pain...I've dealt with back pain all my life. Then it started spreading. A couple of years ago, I finally got a dx...reactions1comment
It’s Taking Forever To Get A Diagnosis!...I’m 50 now. I’ve been having weird pains for about 26 years with random explanations from different doctors. "You’re overweight" (I was...reactionscomments
What Is AS Like? Well......I was diagnosed about 3 years ago, after my pain management doctor couldn't help me with my pain anymore. So he referred...reactions1comment
My Journey and How I've Managed to Cope...The day after Superstorm Sandy, I twisted my knee. A few days later it had gotten worse, so went to the doctor...reactions2comments
This Pain Sucks...My pain started when I hurt my back working at a nursing home. The doctors told me that I have had it...reactions1comment
