Anyone Doing Remicade Infusions ...Hey All ! Hope everyone is feeling well and staying safe ? Rheumatologist has once again changed meds. I will be starting...reactions4repliesAlternative TreatmentTreatment
Eye Irritation: My Journey With Iritis...Have you ever felt like you had a piece of dirt stuck in your eye, and no matter how many times you...reactions13comments
Heat Therapy for Joint Pain...Spending an hour soaking in a nice hot bubble bath with a good book is one of my favorite ways to relax...reactions2comments
Ankylosing Spondylitis vs. Degenerative Disc Disease: What's the Difference?...Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and degenerative disc disease are both illnesses of the spine that share many of the same painful symptoms. Sometimes...reactions12comments
I Get Less Flares, and I Am Ready for Them: Building an AxSpA Flare Toolkit...I can happily say that since I started to take biologics for my AxSpA, I get less flares. These were debilitating, creating...reactionscomments
Imagining the Perfect World for People with Chronic Illness...Living with a chronic illness often feels like managing a war between my body and the world around me — a world...reactions1comment
I've Got COVID: Here's My Story...I had a pretty terrible March 2021. My father went into emergency overnight surgery after a routine operation that went badly. He...reactions2comments
Will you take our In America survey and help others understand the true impact of AxSpA? [Update: Now closed!]...Around 300,000 people in the United States are living with axial spondyloarthritis. To better understand the patient experience and realities of AxSpA...reactionsreplies
On biologics with pain?...I’ve been taking Humira for five months now, and although I have much less flares than before the treatment, I still wake...reactions19replies
Severe back pain. Lumbar MRI results- Need Help!...Hi! So happy that i found this community forum. I am in desperate need of some help and advice. Just to be...reactions2repliesTreatmentSurgerySymptoms
Struggling at Work...It’s 4am and my alarm clock goes off. It’s done this 3 days in a row now. I drag myself out of...reactions1comment
My Chrome Parts...I wish to share a bit about my journey with hip replacements. Not to scare people that this will happen when you...reactions6comments
Living With AxSpA, Deciding to Have Children, and Genetic Counseling...Having children was never my top priority in life. Being a teenager, talking with my girlfriends about life plans, we had different...reactionscomments
My Son, the Zebra...What’s wrong with my son? I asked doctor number one. He’s perfectly fine. He should go out and just have fun. But...reactions6comments
AS and Colitis with Abdominal Pain...My ankylosing spondylitis (AS) started as a teenager but back then all they called it was “bad back”. I am now 72...reactions2comments
Foam Roller Basics and Stretching...Editor's note: Please speak with your doctor before starting any new exercise program. A foam roller is a wonderful piece of exercise...reactions1comment
A Letter to my AS ...It’s one of those days, one of those days where the pain and fatigue to take over. Standing is too difficult. The fatigue...reactions1comment
Understanding Over-the-Counter Pain Management...There are times when life with arthritis feels more like a trip to a shabby little haunted house than I'd like to...reactions5comments
Curmudgeonly Journaling...Are you something of a curmudgeon? A chipper person hopes you'll say something like, "Dawn, how can you even ask that? I'm...reactions1comment
Spondyloarthritis: Will and Motivation Toward Wellness...The 2020 holidays really affected me negatively, worse than years prior. Family at the house (albeit only 5 of us), over-spending, cooking...reactions2comments
