That's exactly how I feel!! One member here challenged the extent of my AS illness by telling me that I shouldn't be physically able to travel several hours to see my doctor! Here's the big kick of it all....this person has not even been diagnosed with AS or anything else for that matter...I found this to be very offensive, to judge me and my AS....disrespectful! And you are so right Alan, if someone truly has AS, it will march on, with or without a diagnosis and make every aspect of your life a living hell!!... if they only knew what we go through, I don't know why anyone would want this cursed disease either...I'm not as bad off as you are yet but the hell that I go through....well you know...and to have this person say that to me....I'm already so angry that I've been cursed with this wretched disease and that my children are having similar problems...it just hit me all wrong and at a bad time....

Last edited by Michelle70605; 05/31/09 06:08 PM.

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