Went and saw my doctor today. When I told him about all my strugles with job ap turn downs and not having anywhere to turn he matched my words, file for...
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spenser23as
Jan 15, 2013 5:26 pm
One of the "old-timers" from the early days of Spondyville, Mike Drissel, emailed this article to me this morning. I had totally forgotten about giving this...
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Tyler C Hyder
tymtraveler3150
Jan 16, 2013 12:38 am
Michel, the link indicates it is a bad request. Can you repost a revision? Funny, I was just thinking about writing to ask if you had heard from Mike & Deb...
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Brian Mason
bgmaso2003
Jan 16, 2013 2:00 am
I found the link: http://www.everydayhealth.com/ankylosing-spondylitis/my-ankylosing-spondylit is-story-a-diagnosis-delayed.aspx If this does not post...
No matter where you are in the world, come join your fellow Spondyville residents at our regular Saturday Spondyville chat sessions. The morning chat time is...
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bbaker904
Jan 29, 2013 4:19 am
Always hated to ask but does anyone one else fight incontinence issues? I even read on line that many forms of arthritis can cause it. I know what the rear...
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Jesse and Maria Schulz
snooksmama89
Jan 29, 2013 4:29 am
Urinary incontinence in a spondylitis patient can very well mean that there are issues in the spine. In other words, possible impingement of the spinal cord in...
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spenser23as
Jan 29, 2013 7:04 pm
It can also come from kidney stones brought on by taking some types of meds, and also something called Cauda Equina Syndrome, which is somewhat rare, but is...
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Jesse and Maria Schulz
snooksmama89
Jan 29, 2013 8:43 pm
yes cauda equina syndrome is caused by impingement of the spinal cord. It is considered a medical emergency. If the onset is sudden and new, you need to get it...
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bbaker904
Feb 1, 2013 4:26 am
No x rays showed nerve impingments but nerve function is down. They feel this is due to injury and surgeries. When I was in my early 20's I had a tunor removed...
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JoDeane
fritzyskid
Feb 2, 2013 2:33 pm
It says my browser is not java enabled but when I checked it is java enabled so what do I do to get on the cafe? help?...
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spenser23as
Feb 2, 2013 5:43 pm
Sorry about that. It sounds as if your java software needs updating or the setting on your browser needs to be changed. In the past, I've found that...
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spenser23as
Feb 9, 2013 3:51 am
No matter where you are in the world, come join your fellow Spondyville residents at our regular Saturday Spondyville chat sessions. The morning chat time is...
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spenser23as
Feb 22, 2013 9:43 pm
I deleted the previous message from Samantha Nierop. I think her account has been hacked and the message is spam. Delete it if you receive as an email. Do...
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Samantha Nierop
samnierop
Feb 22, 2013 11:47 pm
Thank you Spenser! Yes, sorry everyone! My account was hacked and hopefully this is resolved now. Wish you all the best and sorry for the nonsense!  ...
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spenser23as
Mar 2, 2013 4:50 am
Fellow Spondy, Jennifer Dye Visscher has come up with a great idea for raising AS awareness and getting all of us who have become a bit more sedentary due to...
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spenser23as
Mar 2, 2013 4:55 am
No matter where you are in the world, come join your fellow Spondyville residents at our regular Saturday Spondyville chat sessions. The morning chat time is...
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Ann
saharann1958
Mar 2, 2013 6:06 am
Spenser as much as you always know.. You have already seen this, but its my first time. At my pharmacy ( also where I work) they have a new ad thingy out for...
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spenser23as
Mar 2, 2013 11:42 am
Hi Ann. I've been wearing a Medic-Alert dog-tag for a long time. My dog-tag says "Severe Ankylosing Spondylitis" and underneath that, "Use Flexible...
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bbaker904
Mar 7, 2013 4:33 am
Beginning to wonder if PA is worse than AK. I am loosing my ability to walk because arthritis in hips and knees let alone back and neck....
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spenser23as
Mar 8, 2013 8:55 pm
This weekend, Spondyville's town handyman, Throckmorton "Pops" DeMaupassant, (pictured here staring through his screen door) will, for the first time in 60 +...
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spenser23as
Mar 9, 2013 2:37 am
No matter where you are in the world, come join your fellow Spondyville residents at our regular Saturday Spondyville chat sessions. The morning chat time is...
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spenser23as
Mar 25, 2013 12:00 am
This April, Shine a Light on Spondylitis Awareness. Here is our latest video for the April is Spondylitis Awareness Month campaign. ...
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kbrews
Apr 2, 2013 4:33 pm
I have some variant of AS (HLA-B27 negative). I don't yet have fusing in my spine but I did have to have hip surgery. Recently I started having some pain...
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Samantha Nierop
samnierop
Apr 2, 2013 11:01 pm
Hi Keith, I know in women its more common to affect their outer joints first - hips, knees, etc. This is what happened to me personally - my knees went...
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spenser23as
Apr 3, 2013 6:22 am
Hi. I had trouble with my knees in the early stage of this disease; they would become very swollen from the inflammation. For a while, I would go to have...
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kbrews
Apr 4, 2013 4:42 pm
Thanks for the feedback, sorry to hear that you had so much trouble. Did you ever have any issues specifically with the tibofibular joint? The joint is...
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spenser23as
May 3, 2013 3:29 am
World AS Day is an opportunity to continue to spread AS Awareness and get in touch with the fact that are over 30 million people with A.S. around the world and...
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spenser23as
May 4, 2013 4:48 am
No matter where you are in the world, come join your fellow Spondyville residents at our regular Saturday Spondyville chat sessions. The morning chat time is...
