Hate to be the grumpy one, but can't figure out anything good that has come of the spondy. Could be that my neck has been in a bit of a flare for a month now and that has made me a bit cranky. So for me, I still answer like I did last time, I'd be just fine if I had never had this lovely conglomeration of symptoms to deal with.

But also glad for the heartwarming stories of lessons learned by others. Perhaps in time I will see it differently. But for now, I only see it as the beast to be battled.

I remember reading that Teddy Pendergrass who was a paraplegic after a car accident thought others like him should learn to be more accepting of their "condition" and I remember Christopher Reeves who fought to his dying day to find a cure. So two great people with two very different world views and approaches. To me, neither is right nor wrong. We all have our own ways of dealing with stuff....so whatever works....and gets us through life.

Happy Wednesday all cool


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)