Hopefully Enbrel will soon be approved for AS. There is a long waiting list for Enbrel, but it is worth waiting for.

MTX dropped my blood count in half after only 3 weeks. I stopped MTX, and it has slowly gone back to normal.

If your insurance balks at paying for treatment, would your doctor consider changing your diagnosis?? It doesn't have to be called AS, it could be sero-negative arthritis, unspecified arthritis, or anything that will let you get proper treatment. When you get down to basics, arthritis is arthritis.

Hugs,

Cindy


Hugs,

Cindy

Back pain since early childhood. Dx'd with HLB27 iritis in '96, AS in 2001, FMS in 2002.