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I take the same holistic approach. That is why i stay off this board a lot too. There are too many people who feel sorry for themselves. Sorry I have compassion for you people but a positive attitude is the first requirment.

I too take very little "pain" meds and never have. I want to feel my body so I know where it needs work. I have done so many alternative treatments it would take a long time to list. But my main ones, besides my TNF, is meditation and visual imagery. I visualize myself constantly as a healthy person. I keep my emotions positive. In many senses AS has been a blessing in my life. through it I discovered Yoga, meditation and a much helthier diet.



Too many people who feel sorry for themselves, eh? Wow. That is a horribly judgmental statement. It must be tough hanging out with such pitiful losers, myself very much included in that lot. Obviously, you didn't think in this case how your words can affect others here. If you think some members just feel sorry for themselves, perhaps that was a thought that was best kept to yourself due to the damage it could cause to others' self-esteem. What constructive benefit does that statement, worded that way, have on some of the folks who are struggling more than you can ever know (apparently). Because see, I DO take pain medication, and guess what? I can still tell EXACTLY what parts of my body "need work" because the painmeds just take my pain down to a dull roar so I can at least function every day (21 years in publishing with full-blown AS, thanks)--they NEVER take it away completely, or mask what "needs work." If only . . . And then you add that you do take the anti-TNF drugs, so how is that different from someone taking pain meds? Both are designed to reduce pain, albeit in different ways. Finally, I have heard before--many times, in fact--that if only I would keep my emotions positive, I'd be healed by now! Dang it, why didn't I ever think of that? AS is a blessing for you--congratulations. For most here,nothing couild be further from the truth, myself definitely included. AS has destroyed much of my life and robbed me of many dreams. It is very wrong to try to tell me or anyone else here that we bring our pain and illness on ourselves because we aren't positive enough. TOTALLY wrong. Show some compassion, please.

Brad