Dmx07 & RBarnes- Thanks for the advise. I've not tried either supplement or drug. I'll check out the ginger sometime. I think I'll skip any more prescribed drugs for now; I am about totally tapped out financially from the cost of my health care. Over $1800 out of pocket this year so far... It's a good think I tend to be tough as nails and have a strong constitution, I guess. I always tell myself I shouldn't complain. I think about those with this and RA before biologics, my own grandmother became crippled/ disabled back in the day 70's/80's and I don't have to go through that. So, you know positive thinking and all that.
Diagnosed with A.S., DDD, scoliosis, sleep apnea -- Tested positive for HLA-B27 gene; family history; visible damage on x-ray; significant iritis; enthesitis inflammation; fatigue; feverish; peripheral arthritis; Osteopenia; heart, G.I., and skin symptoms - :: - Insidious and often disabling pain started in my teens & 20's with heel pain; chest pain and hip-buttock in my early 20's; low back pain in my late 20's; mid thoracic and cervical in my 30's. Biologics in my 40's. (On remicade)
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