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
2019 My Diagnosis...I have always had back problems and had some injuries to my back in my life that my body was telling me...reactions2comments
Osteoporosis and Axial Spondyloarthritis...There are various conditions or diseases that occur at the same time as conditions on the AxSpA spectrum. These are called comorbid...
I Advocated for Myself and I’m Proud...I’ve kind of been in a medical limbo since September. My biologic drug, Inflectra (a Remicade biosimilar) has stopped working at the...reactions1comment
Diagnosed and can’t go back to doctor...I have been diagnosed, but due to loss of insurance I can’t go back to the doctor, I can’t afford the meds...reactions1comment
Misdiagnosed...Started having pain in SI joint early 30s but pain management said it was my lower lumbar even burned nerve in that...reactionscomments
Processing Opinions and Advice 101: Unknowns...It is a truth universally acknowledged that some people in possession of opinions and advice cannot keep these precious "pearls of wisdom" to themselves...reactions2comments
I Was Shocked to Get Another Diagnosis...What in the world is this all about? Hey, I already had T1 diabetes and RA, do I really need something called...reactionscomments
From Super Mom to AS Warrior...It's bad enough that I have fibromyalgia, Lupus and Hashimoto's disease. Then after tons of Xrays and MRIs, I'm told I have...reactions3comments
AS Flare Relief with MMJ...I'm 42 years old. I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis at age 31. It had already changed my life because I was...reactions4comments
Shelli's Story...I'm 48 years old and in the past worked my life as a surgical technician and sterile processing technician. I started having...reactions2comments
Cosentyx® (secukinumab)...On June 17, 2020, the FDA approved Cosentyx (secukinumab) for treatment of nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA). It is meant for adults with...
Pin Cusion...I was 25 when I was diagnosed. Told that children weren't possible. I had my son a year later. Been to what...reactions2comments
Say What, Now?...Like too many of my fellow AS patients, the journey to a diagnosis was long and painful. For over a decade, I...reactions4comments
