A Year After My Diagnosis...As a medical student, you spend most of your time reading about all these rare diseases and learning how to recognize them...reactions3comments
Do you feel protected after the Covid Vaccine?...My son has IgA Deficiency, and he has had two doses of Humira, which lowers his immune system even lower. There are...reactions1replyFriends & Family
Can Journaling Help Us Manage Chronic Illness?...There's a lot of evidence for how helpful writing can be for people who experience the trauma and grief of illness —...reactions1comment
My 10-year Anniversary With AS – 10 Insights Gained...Wow! Just writing this title feels strange. Strange to think that it has now been 10 years since the onset of my...reactions5comments
What do others do when their flare-ups never stop...i have constant, non-stop flare ups that doctors say is because of the rapid progression of this disease. Already they have found...reactions19repliesCopingAxial Spondyloarthritis Flares
It's Time to Throw Away the Schober Test for AS...The journey to a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is riddled with challenges that prevent patients from receiving the diagnoses and treatment...reactions1comment
Degenerative Disc Disease and AxSpa...Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpa) and degenerative disc disease are both illnesses of the spine that share many of the same painful symptoms. Sometimes...reactions12comments
My Cosentyx Hangover...As time goes by, I'm getting less and less nervous injecting! I never, ever thought that I would be saying this. But...reactionscomments
Using Mobility Aids in Public...I’ve been using mobility aids for about 4 years now. The thing is, it wasn’t until more recently that I started to...reactions5comments
Back pain...Hi everyone! I am glad to have found this website and not feel so alone in dealing with AS. I started having...reactions3repliesAxial Spondyloarthritis Flares Coping
Hey, You — Here Are 10 Examples of Ableism...Ableism: Discrimination [whether purposeful or not] in favor of able-bodied people. This article is for people who love someone with a chronic...reactions1comment
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health...“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to...reactions1comment
It Could Be Worse...I am a 52 year old male with the hlab27 gene. I have 6 children and ten grandchildren. 2 of my children...reactions4comments
Ankylosing Spondylitis, Gout and Diverticulitis...I'm a 51 year old male with HBP and AS, using NSAIDS for the AS and the flare ups. I was supposed...reactions2comments
Invisible & Not Believed. A Poem By Sherry L...It's been almost four winters I have begged for help With all that has been going on within and without... Four winters...reactions6comments
My Diagnosis Lead To Two Things, Only Two.......I am the classic "late diagnosis". I am 54 now, and was diagnosed with A.S. three years ago. My memories of back...reactions5comments
Currently on celebrex/acupuncture ...Hello! I am 35 and was diagnosed in 2013 with AS and already had bone errosions. I had been doing great until...reactions7repliesAlternative TreatmentTreatmentSymptoms
Have you had your Covid vaccine?...Im just curious if anyone who's had their vaccine had side effects from it? I have! I'm glad I got the vaccine...reactions13repliesTips & Advice
Finally, My Cimzia Migraine Stopped...I did not react well to Cimzia. It did not help me. I ended up in the ER after three months of...reactions3comments
On NSAID Use and Their Side Effects...Mine is a common story. My lower back symptoms began when I was a teenager but I wasn’t diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis...reactions5comments
