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Costochondritis - is a thing. It can be difficult to move and even breathe. Here's a link to a good article. https://www.myspondylitisteam.com/resources/ear... Blessings - Rebecca
The article mentions that one of the symptoms is sometimes psoriasis, in addition to other common psoriatic arthritis symptoms such as heel pain and IBD etc. Wouldn't the correct diagnosis then be Psoriatic Spondylitis? Whats the difference when there is no evident fusion? Do treatments between the two differ?
@A MySpondylitisTeam Member. Yeah, that osteophyte wasn't in this latest MRI either. It was an xray a year ago that reported it on L3. I do have 3 bulging discs and a cyst though inside the vertebra… read more
My hands are awful, now have permanent damage from untreated psoriatic arthritis
Yes hip back shoulder and neck pain.
I would recommend first going to a rheumatologist and then according to your condition, you might have to go to a neurologist, doctor of Physiotherapy, etc. I hope you don't go through a lot of… read more
I was diagnosed in 2016 with AS. At the time I had back pain with stiffness at rest and upon waking for 30+ min - 3 hours or so., chronic uveitis, hlab27 +, jaw pain, foot pain, and tinnitus. I was at the point they were going to put me on TNF. Scans came up clear and another rheumatologist undiagnosed me and said mechanical back pain since I wasn't in as much pain.
I've had several flares over the years. Fast forward to this year, and I've had this awful buttocks / alternating hip pain and… read more
@A MySpondylitisTeam Member thank you, and I'm sorry you are dealing with all this as well. I later went back and had an MRI and showed damage done. I have since been diagnosed with AS. They should… read more
I would suspect that after reading the article, Tuberous Spondylitis causes symptom causes spondylitis in the spine. Spondyl means spine. Itis refers to inflammation. The disease causes inflammation… read more
I am a newly diagnosed patient with Spondylosis. My condition is very advanced, considering I'm just 33 years old. I have a plethora of non pain related symptoms all day everyday in Conjunction with my pain and limited mobility. Is this considered an autoimmune disease too?
I know AS is auto-immune as i have had it since I was 20. Spondylosis is not auto-immune.
I have fusion in 3 discs in.my cervical vertebra with cracks. I also have fusion in my ileosacral region. Is this normal for spondyloarthritis at 62 years old?
