The Pain is UnbearableHi everyone, I apologize for the long post in advance it's the first time I've ever posted anything like this on any...reactions2comments
Trying Different Treatments for Ankylosing SpondylitisAt age 50, I had hand pain, back pain, and swelling and was told I had rheumatoid arthritis, w/o testing. Methotrexate was...reactions2comments
Forgive Yourself For Not Being HealthyFor AS Community, Five months ago, I quit my full-time job of three years managing a compliance team of technical writers at...reactions9comments
Thrown Upside Down and Thrown About TwiceI sit here thinking as I’m about to put pen to paper so to speak. It’s hard to believe I was diagnosed...reactions8comments
Mysterious Chronic Pain Throughout My TeensMy name is Étáin, I am a 22-year-old woman from Ireland. I have been living with symptoms of AS for well over...reactions1comment
A Long Time But Finally Got a Diagnosis!I am 22 years old and I’ve had back pain for around 6 years, which has got significantly worse over the last...reactions1comment
My Story: Time to Take ControlI live in rural Alabama. Not the easiest place to find a rheumatologist, there are only 3 within 30 minutes of where...reactions3comments
Getting Old Gracefully!In my world we use the words "a bit at a time" because we do not hurry and don’t need to. I...reactions2comments
Pain: The Seasoning of LifeThe pain has brought a different flavor to my life. Much as seasonings bring out different flavors in foods. It's like not...reactions4comments
Confused about some of my issues with ASI'm a 76-year-old woman diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, uveitis, fibromyalgia, a white brain matter disease, asthma, etc. I am not sure if...reactions4comments
One thing after another…I’m a 60-year-old female who has lived with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis since my late teens. It started with SI joint pain, hip...reactions7comments
Throwaway SocietyAs someone who lives with a chronic illness, I am constantly battling the ever-present challenges of both the disease and life, in...reactions3comments
United We StandToday we live in a world where a lot of people have an opinion. At times those free-floating thoughts are insensitive, and...reactions12comments
Anklosying SpondylitisI was recently diagnosed with AS. My rheumatologist first started me on Plaquenil even though I told her my last RA doctor...reactions1comment
Keeping Me MeI was diagnosed with AS about a year ago. Two months ago, I switched from injections to infusions and have been in...reactions9comments
It Never Ends !!!!I have HLAB 27 POSITIVE and was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. I have 4 rods and screws, this May I had a...reactions2comments
It Explained Everything!I graduated from hygiene school in 2012, and within four years I needed bilateral carpal tunnel release surgery. I was also having...reactionscomments
Misdiagnoses - Isolation - Rock Bottom - Google - Final Piece of the PuzzleI'm a 45 year old mother of two. Many of you have the same story. Random exhaustion, aches and pains since a...reactions1comment
My Journey to Discovery of ASI was probably older than most when I was finally diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Now, that is not to say that...reactions2comments
A Long Time in Pain with No DiagnosisI'm a 26-year-old female. I work as a Physical Therapist Assistant for an outpatient orthopedic clinic at a physician-owned medical group. My...reactions15comments
