As you probably already know, AS is one of the autoimmune diseases, which means your immune system is misfiring and targeting your own organs. When your...
We all have to remember that our bodies are trying to fight an inflammation and it takes all our "energy" just to do that. How can we even think about trying...
I have spent so much time thinking that I was the only one who had these freaky things happening to their body, LOL, and now I actually have the opportunity to...
1. My house is a mess. I have lowered my standards and can't keep up. I do what I can. 2 &5. Yes, I get the twitches and muscle cramps. very severe, but I...
Hi, My husband, Tim, caught his foot on the leg of the kitchen table tonight. He stumbled into a nearby wall and the pain it has produced in his back is...
Jodie - 1 - Do what you can. I pick a room at a time, and try to work on it that way. 2 - I haven't had that so far. 3 - I had a bad flare and used a cane for...
Thank you Christi and everyone else. I have an appointment with my rheumy tomorrow, and have printed out your responses to help me frame questions...and...
I agree, Call the dr tomorrow and tell them the situation, and ask them if you should come in. I would probably say that if the pain dosent subside, it would...
I would get him to the ER asap. If he has advanced AS, he could have fractured a vertebrae. This is better treated earlier than later. Additionally, if the...
Hi Jodie, Here are my answers: 1. My house is a mess and I am now getting into panic mode - we will be
moving interstate sometime this year. 2. Yes. I get them...
Hey Shaun I too developed asthma at 43 which i never had my whole life. neverreally even had a cold. I have had alot of little things pop up in the last few...
I am to start remacade in a few weeks. I wonder how how work and the treatments are going to be like. Im sooo tired now that I am getting anxiety at night...
I know I have lowered my standards when it comes to cleaning. My after and I cant keep up any more,I dont want anyone over eithere isnt that bad. My hubby...
... For me personally, coughing and sneezing is really painful. I feel like I can't stabalise my trunk and may just fall over if I don't grab onto something....
Jodie...here's my responses to your quesdtions. 1. If you can afford it, hire a housekeeper. If you cannot do that, parse out your housework in stages. I find...
thank you so much spens and tyler. it really does mean a lot to me. i'm going to go be with my sister for a few days. my 5 year old said for me to tell her...
Jane, sorry to hear about Tim's little "mis-adventure". My take is that if the pain hasn't subsided by now, get him to the ER tonight, just in case. If the...
Jodie, I cannot answer your question in an adequate fashion because we are all so
different. However, I can outline my experience and how I have been helped...
Tyler I am sorry to hear that piece of news. I have not worked since last July and
I admit that fatigue was a real problem when I was in that workplace. At...
Hi Jane, I am sorry to hear that Tim has had a nasty fall. I can relate to the pain
because I go through a lot of pain when I fall. My advice to you is that he...
... bringing ... weeks...goodness, my ... Jodie, I figured since I probably wasn't going to "get better" the next best thing was to fix my house so I could...
... ROTFLOL! If I could avoid tripping alltogether for the rest of my life, I would be a very happy woman. I have two small kids and there seems to always be...
... The hard thing for me is that if I take the day cleaning up the house to make it look good for company, I often don't enjoy the visit b/c I am in too much...
For me, the fatigue has been one of the worst things about all of this. While I haven't had a diagnosis yet, either way they know it's something auto-immune...
Another Spondyville Gripe-Fest is scheduled for Thursday night at 10PM EASTERN time in the Spondy Cafe Chat Room. The link for the Chat room can be found on...
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