You know, before I was diagnosed my AS pain was a source of frustration in relationships, and contributed to some breakups with girlfriends...once diagnosed, it became an issue of acceptance...by me, and whomever I was with...some didn't accept and I am single with no kids....I've thought not to have kids because of AS and that too has kept some women away. Then there is the issue of when do you tell a person that you have AS...sometimes I was upfront, and that didn't work, and sometimes I waited, and that didn't work...but I have not given up trying.
My thoughts were that I couldn't imagine my kids going through the pain I went through for fifteen years before getting a handle on things. Yet today, the treatments and knowledge about AS are so much better, that anyone starting out now has a much better chance at a somewhat "normal" life.
This is what I would tell everyone...and there are more treatments coming...
If I met the right woman, and things worked out, I would not hesitate to have kids just because I have AS...it has taken me over a decade to come to that realization, and I look to SteveC as an inspiration in this regard.
Peace
Linc
