my great grandfather had AS, he had had 2 sons that each had 7 kids, all my aunts and uncles each have at least 1 kid and out that large family, I am the only...
BRAVO! :) spenser23as <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hold on there, Yvonne. This is not the first time you've made an allusion to somehow this group not...
Hi Karen & Lisette! I also have tried different beds and the last was a Tempur-Pedic (it was a top of the line Tempur-Pedic) and it's the ONLY bed I've been...
Hi Mandy, Well, I was diagnosed when I was 32 also. My mother had it and her father (my grandfather) had it. My mother had 7 girls, no boys. Out of it there...
Hi Mandy, I was diagnosed with AS when I was 45. My mother who is 70 was just diagnosed 1 month ago although she has suffered with it since she was a...
Believe it or not, the Christmas season has now begun, and so, in keeping with tradition, Spondyville presents our holiday classic story, Christmas in...
I don't know if you remember me, I did an introduction a long time ago, but never really posted too much. Just wanted to say hi, from your long time lurker,...
Hi Sara! Yes, I remember you. (Who could forget a name like Skittles?) Don't worry about not posting, there are a lot of lurkers in the group. Posting is not...
Once again, it's time for Spondyville's town handyman, 98 year old, "Pops" DeMaupassant, to climb the rickety ladder to the tower high atop the Spondyvile Town...
"Again, I'm not debating whether what you're saying is true or not. I don't know, I have not read this author's work. And, I would be willing to bet, neither...
After seeing numerous docs(Primary, Physical Therapy, Chiro, Neuro, Pain mgmt..) I finally found a Rheumatologist that I thought I could trust to take care of...
My bone scan didn't show much either. Some normal aging degeneration and bad feet. Like I didn't know that. But I am anemic, Not lacking any nutrients, but...
I can only speak from my own experience, but I too have all negative scans, MRIs, etc... The only thing that is able to be viualized on any of my diagnostic...
Thanks for your answers. I haven't had anything show up on cervical MRI, xrays, bone scan, CT...anything. I am just so confused as to where all this pain is...
Hi Whitney welcome to Spondyville. The HLA-B27 gene is an indicator that you could get AS but there is a percentage of the general population with the gene who...
Well, well well Maggie...I thought you were 21!! (LOL) Pia maggieo.ohearn@... wrote: Hi Whitney welcome to Spondyville. The HLA-B27 gene is an indicator...
As the others have noted, inflammation doesn't always show up on a scan. The most telling signs that you probably have AS are testing positive for the genetic...
Once again, it's time for Spondyville's town handyman, 98 year old, "Pops" DeMaupassant, to climb the rickety ladder to the tower high atop the Spondyvile Town...
Spencer, that sounds like me. Positive for HLAB27, pain comes and goes, and I sure do take a lot of Aleve! haha. I just hope soon my doc can give me the...
A word of warning about taking Aleve. This is a NSAID and you must not take more than the recommended amount in one day. Also, never take Aleve on an empty...
My first scan around 18 years ago showed very little in the way of arthritic activity, yet, it did show changes in the SI joints that were ignored by the...
Alleve, as Maggie said, is a NSAID. It is an over-the-counter version of the prescription drug, Naprosyn aka Naproxen. Make sure you mention that to your...
Our regular weekly Spondy Cafe chat session is held each and every Saturday morning at 10AM Eastern time (7AM Pacific). The Spondy Cafe has been meeting...
It feels so good to have people who understand, though I hate that you all have to be going through what I am going through. I have quit taking Aleve since the...
Sara, I'm glad you posted. Some days can be very difficult, that's for sure. I've had a very rough one today. You're not alone, so keep going. Tyler [Non-text...
I'm sorry you are having problems...we know how you feel. I have very thin blood and my red counts are always low. Apparently that's common when you have a...
I know you all understand about not being able to sleep because of pain. So far in the past two weeks I've managed to sleep straight through two nights. I'm...
Hi Lisette, I tried Lunesta because I was having alot of trouble falling asleep then staying asleep. I found that I feel so deeply asleep that I wasnt feeling...
My experience with sleep aids is that they work for 7 to 10 days and then they are no longer effective. Even if I wait months and try them again, they don't...
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