Hello,
My name is Mike and I suffer from AS.
About me:
30 yo. Male DX w/AS last year by Landstuhl Rhumy. Non responsive to Humira, recently switched to Enbrel 2 wk ago. Uses cane to walk.
I am in the U.S. Army, was involved in 2 IEDs back in '07, developed significant pain in the SI region after disc replacement (l4/l5) surgery in '08. I was on Humira for a year with little response. Paper pushers are working on my Med Retirement. DC wants to give me 20% and a kick out the door. Fighting it.
As there a lot of AS sufferers here on this site, did any of you have a manifestation of excruciating "popping" in your SI joints? Mine are completely debilitating. Everytime it pops (30+ times daily) the pain is so massive that I can't do anything for several seconds. Is this a "normal" thing with AS?