Thanks for the posts everyone. It means a lot to me. I still haven't gotten around to talking to my friends yet but I will as soon as possible. I ran a few miles after work and as a result was mostly pain free the rest of the evening. Funny how that works considering this morning SUCKED! I'll be back to diet too as I can't really keep denying what worked so well for me. I'll just try to keep my carbs up this time. Yes I suppose if not for AS I would have probably found something else to be depressed about, so its time I deal with that issue as well.

Thanks again everyone!