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 fell and the doctor told me we all have Arthritis..it takes an injury or sort to bring it out...but when i got that injection in my back in stl that caused the chronic pain...

Is there a difference between Spondylitis Pain and Lumbar Spondylosis???

My doctor wants me to get the shingles and pneumonia vaccines. Technically I’m not at that age yet, but due to the biologics they said I now qualify. Has anyone taken them while on biologics? Did you do ok with them, and how long after your infusion did you wait before getting them? If you had both at the same time, any downside to that? Sorry so many questions!

Hi! I have been diagnosed with spondylolisthesis grade 1 at L5/S1. Recent X-ray showed spondylosis. I am wondering if it is infact spondylitis because it seems to flare. How can I go about getting a diagnosis? What questions should I be asking so I can advocate for myself? Did you ask your GP or rheumatologist?

My doc tried to get me in a drug trial but the mri didn’t show inflammation and hla b27 was negative so I don’t qualify. Now I’m stressed that this info will make him rethink my diagnosis. I was happy(sort of) to finally having an answer to why I’m in so much pain all the time and get on track to feeling better(sort of). His diagnosis was based on deteriorating of the si joints caught on an X-ray.