Hi Tom,
Glad you found this place.
I was diagnosed in '96 but have had problems since '82. I've tried many things since and was just accepted for Enbrel last september. Medicare does not cover this unfortunately for so many. My insurance didn't want to cover it at first because they said it wasn't made for AS. My rheumy wrote them a nice long letter and they finally accepted. At first it was for 6 months and they just accepted for another year because it is working wonderfully for me.
Any rheumy you see will probably make you try MTX or Sulfasalazine first anyway.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask and join this wonderful group will you?
Take care,
mars
