Having been diagnosed this February with AS (and am now on Humira ) and seeing my poor mom suffer with her back all these years I was wondering if any one else my mom's age has congenital heart failure. She's old world in that she has refused to go to the doctor, and is content in her belief that she's got just osteo-arthritis. I have not told her what I have. To me, it's now obvious that she has AS as well. Now I see her with additional issues. She went to the dr today at the urging of me & a neighbor that her usually slim ankles looked too red and swolen to be the heat. Oh and did I mention she's 74 and smokes like a chimney.

So if any one knows of someone with AS and CHF I would kindly ask for any insight and experiences.

Thank you in advace,

Lucy