Hello, Oakleaf's daughter!
I haven't been officially diagnosed with AS yet, but have been diagnosed with sacroiliitis, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis [an auto-immune liver disease], and chronic iritis. Oh yeah, I am HLA-B27+ and RF+ as well. Just extra info, if you don't need it, just toss it
What is your log in name:
Squeaky
What has caused you the most pain:
iritis and worrying about the conditions!
How long have you had AS:
first contacts with docs regarding AS, July 2006
Where did you start to fuse first:
no fusion yet, and I don't plan on it
I am on a No-Starch Diet [since Sept 06] and have alleviated most of my symptoms with this diet, so am hoping I have stopped the progression therefore I shouldn't fuse.
How old were you when you first started getting symptoms:
July 2006, I was 39, and my iritis symptoms caused me to see my GP. He sent me for bloodwork, and then to a rheumy, and an opthamologist, and a gastroenterologist [sorry for any spelling errors]. Looking back over my history, I first noticed gut symptoms in my early teens [no explanation from docs], first had hip/SI joint pain late 20s, first iritis when I was 37, smouldered for almost 2 years before becoming acute, and that is when my iritis/AS internet research began and I found KickAs.
Good luck on your paper. Please give your Dad an extra hug and squeeze for me.
Cheers,
Rita
James, 12, Adrian, 10, Elisabeth, 3, my babies!
