Thank you all for your advice. I ended up seeing my Rheumy before I went on vacation to Europe and he thinks it is enthesiitis in a few of the vertebra in my neck. He started me on Vimovo for a week instead of my Celebrex despite me telling him it would not work (as Naproxen was the first thing we tried and it did nothing for me). Off I go on an 8 hour plane ride to Amsterdam. Long story short this new med (or the long trip) set me off on a full blown flare. I gave the Vimovo another 3 days and after struggling to sleep and get up each morning I went back on my Celebrex. It tried to ruin my vacation but I trudged on through the streets of Portugal and Spain
Now it's new flare symptoms, some SI symptoms but mostly neck, ribs, and some thoracic spine pain. Boy oh boy am I not excited for this to progress I just hope this is just a flare and not a new norm. Now it's a waiting game to see if pain eventually subsides or if finally I have to bankrupt myself and go on the biologics.
I am and was the most positive person both my family and friends know but I feel like AS I sucking the joy and life out of me, I am in a dark hole and can't wait to get out. Sitting steaming myself in the shower now really delaying getting to work and waiting for pain killers to kick in. It really great to know I am not alone, I really don't know anyone in Edmonton or Alberta who's got this so this forum is all my support from fellow AS pts. I will definitely have to read this material you suggested killerwhale, if I can get a minute between pain and graduate workload.
Thank you all again
