This time last year was the worst time of my life - diagnosed with as - couldn`t walk - 20 minutes to get out of bed in the morning - near divorce (due to pain induced depression)
After coming here, learning alot and not letting the what I think "still undeveloped medical profession" take my hopes away I embarked on a bit of self diagnosis.
No starch helped - but I knew this was just subsiding the pain rather than cause.
I spent hours sifting through archives from wacky doctors that have been laughed at by the "proffesion" and learnt huge amounts about immune system and its imbalances in everyday life.
I have been 100% pain free for 4 months - I asked a dentist to remove a tooth that looked perfectly good and didn`t ache - but I had a suspicion because its sensitivity was dull. I could have easily given up when the first 2 dentists refused. I`m glad I didn`t - it was hugely infected.
I didn`t loose any pain for the first month and my hopes were dashed - but slowly slowly I have lost the pain, re introduced starch, stopped pain killers, started running, surfing and a few weeks ago I realized that I had forgotten about the condition.
My knees are good, heel good, not lethargic anymore either.
My reason for coming back is not to be smug - Please if you have anywhere (especially teeth) that you minutely suspect might be harboring a silent infection - get it looked at.
I still think ankylosing is a term that doctors can use for reactive arthritis - when they cant find a reason for a reaction.
Thanks
John
