Cold pools suck Cindy! Can you use your physio status mixed with your AS story to influence a pool to up their temp? We found a community centre that has a pool (it's sometimes too cold, but since i'm a big shiate disturber I complained (i'm sure alot of the other seniors complained too), and the temp is better. Never know?

I remember a AS forum where a woman in a wheelchair here in Toronto made a big fuss with the government about heated therapy pools (and how cutbacks closed many of them down). Don't know if it helped though.

Sometimes I think my body is an inflammation nation.

AS for 20 years
HLAb27+, i think there was talk a negative result at later date, but never confirmed.
Have been on many different anti- inflammatory drugs (naproxen to arthrotec to vimovo). Now off all prescription meds except occasional advil or tylenol.
Don't underestimate the power of icing (I bought the biggest ice pack i could find and it is good at numbing pain).
Aaron