Disability Benefits...When you have a chronic medical condition, there may be times when you are not able to work. This can seriously affect your finances and your family’s. However, there is...
Applying for Disability Benefits...Living with a chronic health condition may make working impossible at some point. Your symptoms can affect your ability to get your job done. When this happens, you may find...
Is This Long-Haul COVID Or Is This My Ankylosing Spondylitis?...I was diagnosed with COVID-19 a few months ago, at the end of March 2021. If it weren't tragic, it would be funny: I somehow managed to go an entire...reactions6comments
Restless Legs Anyone...I’ve been feeling so much better of course still with some not so good days, but my meds working, I’ve decided to start adding back exercise. Funny thing is all...reactions6repliesExerciseCopingSleep
When You Don't "Look" Sick Enough...My ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a strange creature — it's very unpredictable and there are times when it doesn't seem to exist and times when it's all I can think...reactions1comment
My Anxieties with Going Back to “Normal”...The vaccines are here and the numbers are going down. Things are slowly starting to open up safely and my anxiety is through the roof. For the past year, life...reactionscomments
Suspected Ankylosing Spondylitis...Hello all, I have a suspicion i might be suffering from AS, I'm currently waiting for a GP appointment but in the UK our NHS/healthcare has suffered badly from covid...reactions7repliesSymptomsDiagnosis
Disabled Summer...Summer is the season for going out and having fun. As children, summer break couldn't come fast enough. We just couldn't wait to hang out with friends. The possibilities were...reactions2comments
The Unexpected Consequences of Pretending to be “Fine” ...Those who live with chronic pain are masters of disguise — we smile as our bodies scream, fabricate energy when the real stuff is depleted, and neglect our needs so...reactions1comment
Blood Test ...Does anyone know what Anti-SS-A 52kD Ab, IgG (RSL) Is ,mine is high and I don't know what that means!...reactions1reply
How Life Has Changed - A Partner's Perspective...We talk so much about how our personal lives have changed with axial spondyloarthritis, but it occurred to me recently that my AS has affected more than just my life...reactions1comment
Nausea and Ankylosing Spondylitis: My Experience...Ankylosing spondylitis isn't just aches and pains. It’s a lot of things, and for different people, it's a lot of different things. For me, it's pains and aches, stiffness, spasms, fatigue, and...reactions25comments
Welcome to My Chronic World...Since a young age, I was easily getting sick. I had days where I would feel so tired, drained. No matter how much sleep I would get, it wouldn’t be...reactions1comment
What My Days Look Like Living With AS: The Exhausting Evenings...I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “moms don't get sick days." Well, unfortunately, that has applied to me just about every single day that I've been living with AS. So...reactionscomments
Mental madness associated with AS...Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and everything in between has been as difficult a struggle as the physical issues (which are far more than most people unfamiliar with AS seem to...reactions3repliesMental Health
How Changing My Diet Reduced My AS Symptoms...Shortly after my diagnosis, I started to investigate diet and lifestyle changes to help fight AS. I wanted to become the best advocate possible for my own health and see...reactions3comments
Teaching abroad with Ank Spond and need for medicne (Humira)...Does anyone have experience in doing or know of someone who has successfully taught abroad ESL style with ankylosing spondylitis? I take Humira for it. It is available in some...reactions2replies
6 Reasons You Should Journal Through Chronic Illness...I've always been a writer. It comes naturally to me to create worlds, to express my feelings and ideas through words, and to use language to sort through and capture...reactions2comments
What To Do When NSAIDs Are Causing More Harm Than Good...NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) pain relievers are a class of medications utilized by many with arthritic conditions like axial spondyloarthritis. They can help reduce both pain and inflammation, however, they...reactionscomments
Juggling AS, Pain, Fatigue, and a Family in a Pandemic...I've written about my family on the site before, but that was pre-pandemic and pre-second child. My husband, Keegan, managed his pain much differently in the "before times" when it...reactionscomments
