That's great! My sister reported on my condition for a school paper...
My log on name is LINCinNYC
My hips and spine have cause me the most pain over the years...along with muscle pain/spasms that used to be as bad as the bone pain...you see, when in a flare, I could not roll over in bed, get up, put on clothes, etc. But the bone pain/stiffness was different than the muscle spasms, but each were hellish in their own way.
I have had AS probably since my mid-20's, when I had some weird attacks that no one could explain...by my mid-30's I was Frankenstein, and finally in 1997 my eye doc said I had iritis and asked if I had back pain...she told me to get tested for HLA-B27, a marker for AS...sure enough, I had it...am now almost 44 and been on Enbrel for three years, and can do almost anything....used to be on 15 Advils a day, then other pills like Vioxx...glad I got off that when I did...
I tried the No Starch Diet and many supplements while trying to get on proper meds..had good results for the most part...
I think I've barely fused, according to xrays, but sacrolaic joints and lower spine, as well as neck, have been affected...
As before, my early to mid-20's is when I would have debilitating episodes of back pain that would keep me immobilized for days...pain pills were given, and I'd come out of it for months, then something would happen and I'd flare again...more frequently as I got older to the point where in my mid to late 30's it was almost all the time...
I hope this helps and good luck with your report, you rock!!
Peace
Linc
