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  1. Cant Take Much More

    I am 42 years old and single with 8 year old twins. I have Ank Spond diagnosed 7 years ago. I tried sulphazalazine and methotrexate but had severe reactions. I then ....

  2. AS - in agony and getting worse :'(

    Hi there,

    I am 22 years old and was diagnosed with anklosing spondilitis in July this year. I was having back pain for 11years before I was diagnosed! I have ....

  3. my problems

    im a 25 year old guy who feels like im in my 80's, it all start 10 years ago, after fainting at collage i went to the doctors the next day and told him what had ....

  4. Unsure if i have AS can anyone help

    I have suffered with pain in the bone at the base of my nek since i was 21. I am now 37 and in the last 3 years this pain has spread down my spine and into my right ....

  5. General advise needed

    HI all just looking for some advice.

    im struggling to get a diagnosis of what im suffering from, my family and my gp think its ankolysing spondylitis ( there ....

  6. A.S my story

    Hi All, I'm nearly 41 female and have A.S, Crohn's Colitis, Secondary Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Probable Lymphoedema of the face, breast calcification, Iritis (not ....

  7. Its taken 20+ to find out whats wrong.

    I was 21 when i first began getting backache and neck pain, went to the doctors and always got told it was a posture problem, exercise more, sit correctly ect. Ive ....

  8. AnkySpond Treatments

    Hello,

    I'm pretty much at my wits end with AS at the moment... i have been diagnosed and have excruciating back pain, mainly in the morning. This morning (and ....

  9. ankylosing spondilitis

    hi was wondering if any other as sufferers experience chest pain as a symptom, i was told for years that i was not a sufferer as i was complaining of chest pain ....

  10. I don't have AS.... AS has me!

    Hi People,

    I have posted alot on most of your stories, I am madly trying to get people with AS on to MSN or Skype etc so that when you feel down or annoyed or ....

  11. Ankylosing Spondylitis HLA B27 Negative

    My experience in the UK is that, if you have AS but test negative for B27 you will almost certainly not be diagnosed; no GP will take you seriously and even if the ....

  12. Ankylosing Spondylitis physio is driving me to depressio

    My physiotherapy treatment is driving me to depression.

    Everything from being ignored in the hydrotherapy pool to being dismissed by arrogant physios, I have ....

  13. Ankylosing spondylitis - Enbrel

    Hi Im 34 years old diagnosed with as last year after over 10 years of agony with no one listening. Finally I got the diagnosis and my rheumatologist started me on ....

  14. Ankylosing spondylitis

    Hi everyone new to this so bear with me

    I've had as for a number of years and always in pain but my main

    Problem is when I have a big flare up I can't put any ....

  15. My AS story

    Hello!!

    I have AS too, and although I was diagnosed at the age of 17, it has progressed within the last 6 years. ( I am 30 years old, female). It started in my ....

  16. only one side

    I have suffered with AS for 30 years and it is only 2 years ago that NHS GP had to take note of this. I had to go private to have the test,thing is I only seem to ....

  17. Remicade or Infleximab (SP)

    Hi;

    I am wondering why ths article does not reccomend Remicade? Are there other serious side effects or is it that it has not yet been approved in the Uk.

    Our ....

  18. Ankylosing Spondalitis & Health Service propaganda

    I have had AS for 30+ years - I am unable to work, and contrary to the propaganda from the NHS, it does not get better with time.

    I have hauled myself, screaming ....

  19. My AS diagnosis and experience

    [color=indigo:91ab12e47e][color=indigo] sad Hi, I was diagnosed with AS just 3 days ago. I'm 32 yrs now but started becoming unwell in my teens. When I was ....

  20. New Anti-TNF Drugs

    I have read on several message boards lately that there could be two new ant-tnf drugs coming to the market soon. Would that make the total 5? If so then does anyone ....

  21. Massage therapy

    Can anyone recommend the use of Thai massage therapy for people with AS? I worry that the bending will cause damage to the fused parts of my spine and hips.

  22. Funding decision overturned

    The decision to not grant me funding for an Ankylosing Spondylitis rehabilitation course has been overturned by my PCT. This was only made possible by the wonderfull ....

  23. ankylosing spondilitis

    I was in Iraq in '07 and '08 I began having problems with my knee's and didn't understand what was going on - well justa couple days ago I found out tht it is the ....

  24. How do I get regular hydrotherapy through the NHS

    Please can someone advise me on any possible solution to receiving regular hydrotherapy on the nhs as a severe Ankylosing Spondylitis Sufferer of 28.at present my ....

  25. AS with prepherial arthritis

    6 yrs back my left knee involves pain and swelling. I was under treatment by a orthopedics doctor with pain killer. The doctor called it arthritis. after 2 months ....

  26. 67 year old father diagnosed with AS but not convinced

    My father has just been diagnosed with AS and I must say I'm rather sceptical of this for a few reasons so am hoping for some advice. He is 67 and relatively fit ....

  27. Tiredness

    I find at this particular stage of my disease apart from the obvious pain is a great tiredness , I used to be so active and a busy person, but I only have energy ....

  28. AS

    I have had AS for more years than I care to remember, but was not diagnosed until 1997. Six years after I was forced to retire due to ill-health.

    Unfortunately ....

  29. I have just been told I have AS at the age of 43. I can'...

    I have just been told I have AS at the age of 43.

    I can't do any exercise as I have MS also and my legs and arms are very weak.

    I'm wondering if there is any relation ....

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