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I almost drove off the road while on a business trip to Houston. An advertisement came on the radio talking about back pain and how the problem could be caused by an autoimmune disorder called an-kyl-os-ing spon-dyl-i-tis (the speaker said it very slowly and distinctly). They were directing the listeners to asbackpain.com to take a quiz about their back pain. This is the first time I've ever heard an ad for AS. Go figure...
P.S. I just checked out the site, and it's sponsored by Abbott, the maker of Humira.
--Greg
AS symptoms started 1991. Official dx in 2006 with HLA-B27+, fused SIJ, bone spurs in back, extreme rib/hip pain, and other family with SpA. Started Enbrel in 2006 with good results, but stopped in 2010 due to nerve damage (MS) from it. Getting good results with no-starch diet since 2011.
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Captain_AS_Kicker
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Finally time someone said something about the name and what it is. The weirder the name the more people remember it for some reason.
Pea
Diagnosed with A.S. 29 year's ago.
Diagnosed with Fibro 10 year's ago.
Remicade, Intrathecal Pain Pump 2013
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Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin
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Hope some of my old rheumies here it! 
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)
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Silver_AS_Kicker
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P.S. I just checked out the site, and it's sponsored by Abbott, the maker of Humira.
Go figure.
Kind Regards,
Jay
Almost all of us long for peace and freedom; but very few of us have much enthusiasm for the thoughts, feelings, and actions that make for peace and freedom. - Aldous Huxley
Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now. - Thomas Jefferson
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Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin
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I love that a pharma company has created the first national exposure for AS. There's a lovely symmetry about it. Even if people don't buy Humira, they'll do the back pain quiz and start thinking about it instead of living with it for years and telling themselves that it's normal, or not worth worrying about.
Warm hugs,
Kat
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
"Strictly Ballroom"
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Major_AS_Kicker
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If it gets people to see there doctors after taking the test, that's great
Donna
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Dream your tomorrows,
But live your todays.
Do the very best you can
leave the rest to God.
God Bless,
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