Hi everyone,

I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis last year and it really destroyed my world. I was 21 and training to be a professional dancer so it felt like everything I'd been working towards was gone.

The past year I've worked really hard to get my illness under control with medication and lifestyle changes. I'm back dancing and training to achieve my dream. The plan was to try a biologic injection but recent imaging has shown that I don't have active inflammation anymore and my… read more

The article mentions that Nsaids, biologics, and other Immunosuppressive medications contribute to gut dysbiosis which in turn contributes to inflammation. Isn't recommending them to patients counter productive to alleviating the inflammation?

I'm in constant pain but told that I needed to see psychologist

I have been getting weird bruises on my body lately. They usually leave in a day or so. Tonight I found a bruise on my coccyx bone. Any one else experienced this? Thank you for your help.

I read online “ Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can cause bladder problems in rare cases due to a neurological complication called cauda equine syndrome, where the nerves at the base of the spine are damaged. This can lead to symptoms such as urinary incontinence and retention
Over many years, severe cases of AS can result in the formation of scars in the bundle of nerves at the spine's base, leading to problems such as urinary incontinence, lack of bowel control, and sexual dysfunction.

I have… read more

Has anyone gained lots of weight whilst on it?

I have been having a lot of problems with extreme dizziness. It started after an MRI on my head which I had due to daily migraines. I believe that the dizziness stems from my neck issues. I was prescribed meclizine but hasn't made a difference. Any thoughts or suggestions?

My neuro is absolutely against spinal cord stimulators and ablation, I didn’t ask why he was against ablation. But he said they seldom get the spinal cord stimulators in the right place. If the placement is good it might work. He said the technology has not advanced where they can position the probe into proper position because if a person lays on a table they can’t tell where the weight bearing pressure is to place it effectively and if they stand the person up there is 100 pounds of whatever… read more