Hi Nadine, I totally understand what you are going through, sometimes I think we look for answers in the medical profession and they can't or rather don't give us the answers we need, my muscular skeletal clinic diagnosed me with spondylitis then back tracked and said its spondylosis, so I'm trying to get a blood test for the HLA B27 protein but the problem is because I've been with the muscular skeletal clinic my doctor can't request a blood sample which is totally ridiculous, my grandad died at 54 of a massive heart attack as all my mum and her siblings alo have heart problems my mum also has multiple meyloma, so there answers I want but I am not getting so I really do sympathise with you I feel totally let down by the medical profession.
I hope you get the answers that you need love and best wishes xx

I read somewhere that 40% of OA patients also have RA. Both can cause fatigue. Chronic pain causes depression which can also cause fatigue. I started taking a turmeric & Boswellia by HCL 2000Mg ($23 Amazon) and my pain dropped from an 8 to a 2 in 3 days. It's been 2 weeks now and pain level is still low for the most part except my right knee that needs to replaced. Be sure you get this brand because it is better absorbed than most. I've taken turmeric before and it did nothing so I think it's the Boswellia combination that makes the difference. Unfortunately, fatigue is still a real problem but not quite as bad as it was.

Ive felt extremely exhausted every second of every day for more than 40 years...ugh. But we all just have to do the best we can and try not to let it all stop us from doing anything we need to do or want to do!!!

It's not always gonna show up, besides it's disease attacking you. Your blood changes constantly, the only thing that stays is the disease. Besides the fact that your joints are more or less worn out. The fatigue is disease as well. These things can come and go, no matter what you do. 5 minutes at a time, increase your vitamin B6 and B12. When you're that fatigued unfortunately you can only rest. Sorry Hun

@A MySpondylitisTeam Member. Be careful with the turmeric (curcumin being the actual therapeutic compound in turmeric). I found a new one that I started taking back in late Sept - early Oct with better bioavailability than one I had been taking for years. Super affective at decreasing my pain from an 8 to 2 also. It's combined with Andrographis extract, also awesome for inflammation. However, a week ago i had bloodwork that showed a 50 point drop in kidney function. Now I'm in stage 4 acute kidney injury. I'm not certain it was that new supplement. As a matter of fact, I'm fairly sure it's due to something else. However, in looking up everything I take/took that is hard on kidneys turmeric/curcumin is one of them. If you have kidney disease of any kind ( i did not, and no history either when i started it) you may need to look to other anti-inflammatory herbs. Fucoxanthin and Astaxanthin are good ones with a ton of internal organ protective attributes as well.😌🙏
BTW, stem cell transplant is approved by FDA for knee arthritis. It might be worth looking into in lieu of complete surgical replacement. The procedure is called BMAC and is covered by most insurers now.

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