thank you, in total I have had 13 fractures, 5 in the spine, plus a cervical fusion with plate. Most fractures came from pressure, a few from falls. I've been going to a pain management doctor for… read more

The second one comes from age disease, the first one comes from systemic and genetic disease. I'm not sure but I think you might be lucky to have the one that is age related.

I started taking vitamin B-1 (thiamine )
100 mg twice a day
Three Days flat I had no sciatica going down my right leg
Then I am an insurance agent , so when I enrolled a friend in medicare (… read more

I know AS is auto-immune as i have had it since I was 20. Spondylosis is not auto-immune.

I have spinal stenosis it is a narrowing of the spine usually due to inflammation mine is spondylitis and it is pressing on nerves (impingement) which I need surgery for bc I have pins and needles… read more

The hand pain! I have AS. I have intermittent debilitating flare-ups, and days that are tolerable. Recently my hands and shoulders have had so much pain. My neck has hurt nonstop for a few years. It… read more

I have to go every 3 months for check up and bloodwork.

I didn’t realize how much the gabapenten helped until I stopped using it for a few days. I have taken it for over 20 years

Prayers for you and your family and I hope you feel better soon. I hope your surgery went well. I have a lot of the same things wrong with me like you do. I take it one day of time.