Ask the Advocates (Part 2): Explaining AS...Steff: I had never heard of AS or anything other than just “arthritis” before I was diagnosed. After I was diagnosed, my...reactions3comments
Your Guide to Living With Ankylosing Spondylitis...Our site has been here since 2019, and in that time, we've published hundreds of articles. Our Patient Leaders have share their...reactionscomments
Sick Of Getting Sick...One of the more frustrating things on the long list of AS annoyances is how it affects us when we are ill...reactions5comments
An Open Letter of Explanation to My Friends...One of the most frustrating aspects of living with a chronic condition like AS is that often our friends and family don’t...reactionscomments
My First Relationship (and Break Up) With AS...Up until recently, I had never been in an official romantic relationship. I was in my "having fun stage" before chronic illness...reactions6comments
Misdiagnosed As a Player...As someone with more than one chronic illness, I am no stranger to being misdiagnosed. It's usually by doctors attempting to find...reactions20comments
How I Found a Balance Between Conventional and Natural Treatment...I was newly diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis and still celebrating freedom from pain when I noticed the first signs something affecting my...reactions3comments
How Working On My General Health Helped My Symptoms...There’s a certain hopeless finality in being told you have a disease with no cure. I didn’t for a moment question the...reactions5comments
Yes, I'm Disabled...I think this topic is something that people with AS struggle with. I know I do, so I wanted to write about...reactions4comments
When Chronic Illness and Stress Collide...When stress presents itself in my life it tends to turn my life inside out and entirely consume my mind. Everything else...reactions8comments
The Anxiety That Comes With Being Homebound...One way in which disability has greatly impacted me is how much anxiety it has caused, specifically in social settings. I’ve always...reactions8comments
Help! My Biologic Stopped Working For Ankylosing Spondylitis...I took the same biologic, Remicade, for ankylosing spondylitis for a total of 2 years. At first, it helped me tremendously. Now...reactions33comments
It's Been One Year on Cosentyx...It's been one year on Cosentyx for axSpa. How does time just fly by? It feels like yesterday that I got my...reactions6comments
Allowing New Medications Adjust to Your Body...I’ve recently started a few different medications. My doctors and I are still trying to figure out what works best for all...reactions3comments
My Experience With Injectable and Infusion Biologics...I’ve been on biologic drugs for my ankylosing spondylitis for 6 years now. I’ve been on 4, actually. Inflectra (infusion), Humira (injection)...reactions3comments
Switching Biologics (Again)...I have once again switched my biologic medication! I’ve been on Inflectra, Humira, Cosentyx, and now, drumroll, please...Remicade! Remicade is chemically very...reactions9comments
Dating With a Disability...A few years back, I wrote about my dating experiences while having AS. Guess who’s back for another article on dating! Since...reactions13comments
Going Through a Breakup With a Disability...This is something I wasn’t sure I wanted to talk about openly. It’s hard when you’re in a relationship with someone and...reactions6comments
My Symptoms May Be Invisible, But I am Not...A lot of my symptoms are very much invisible. When I was first diagnosed, I felt like I was invisible. Within the...reactionscomments
I Got Disability Support!...I have something very exciting to share! After 6 whole years of applying, getting denied, appealing, and getting denied again, I’ve finally...reactions12comments
