Spondylitis
Questions + Answers
Foot Pain
Foot Pain
I have signify that pain in my feet. Any suggestions to minimize this pain. So far, the only thing I can find to lessen the pain is a pair of Hokas. There has to be more that I can do.
Seat Cushions
Seat Cushions
I have a hard time sitting anywhere. Do you have any chair cushions or supports that work for you?
Does A Sed Rate Test Overrule A Clinical Diagnosis?
Does A Sed Rate Test Overrule A Clinical Diagnosis?
I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis over 30 years ago by a rheumatologist. A few years after that a neurologist treating my seizures said my sed rate was within normal limits, so the AS diagnosis must have been wrong. So I've operated all these years as if I did not have a diagnosis.
Now I've had a bilateral lumbar laminectomy without fusion and a 3 level anterior cervical fusion with instrumentation for bony central and foraminal stenosis. Both… read more
Check your HLAB27 for a positive. This has been the standard for AS.
Does It Get Any Better?
Does It Get Any Better?
Some days it does and others, not so good. I think the important thing is not to push your body. I find when I’m kinder to myself and follow my bodies… read more
Arthritis Vs. Ankylosing Spondylitis
Arthritis Vs. Ankylosing Spondylitis
My friend had been diagnosed with severe arthritis in his lower back. He goes to a pain clinic where he receives two strong prescriptions (Norco & Tramadol) for the pain but they only give him little. I feel like he needs something for inflammation but he can’t take NSAIDS because they make him bleed terribly. How does his doctor know it’s not AS instead of arthritis? If it is AS, has anyone tried acupuncture? If so, has it helped. He is very depressed and I’m worried… read more
Headaches
Headaches
Excedrin migraine works pretty good for mine.
Shots
Shots
Also they keep wanting to inject with shots they dont help I have had shot 10 to 15
times they dont help hurt more. The only time the shot helper was when I had a pinched nerve in my upper back neck area. I'm 71 yrs.
Pain Relief
Pain Relief
What else can help with pain
And what type of mattress would help everything I have tried just puts so much pressure on the places that hurt. I dont sleep well at night Im costantly tossingfrom side to side because my hips hurt and wake me up.
