Stories

My name is Andrea (39) and I live in New York (not the best place to live with AS). The weather here really impacts my daily life. When we go...

I have been living with AS now, well probably my whole life, but have only big diagnosed the past 2 years. I broke my L5 when I was just walking...

I didn’t know I had ankylosing spondylitis until I was reading a medical paper that had to do with my insurance. I thought I have AS? What is that? Thank...

I have had my AS since I was probably 25. It was not diagnosed until 2015 when they found damage to my spine on both an MRI and CT Scan...

I have experienced lower back and hip pain since my teens. We (parents and I) figured it might have something to do with falling down cement steps when I was...

A.S. can get the best of us. I also believe it happens to the best of us. The ones that are strong enough to handle a battle. A battle that...

Ankylosing Spondylitis is such a debilitating disease that makes you feel like you’ve gone crazy all of the sudden! Those around you cannot see anything wrong and look at you...

I received my diagnosis of AS when I was 74 (now 76) after years of cervical and low back issues and a cervical fusion. Went to University of Iowa Rheumatology...