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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
Hi — I am positive for the HLA B27 gene. I am 57 years old. In 2018 and then again in June 2023 I had episodes of widespread body pain that lasted 8 weeks each time. I had a burning pain up and down my spine. I also had arthritic pain in the thumb joints in the base of my thumbs and pain on my front hip bones. I also had tendon pain in my shoulders.
I have also had 2 episodes of plantar fasciitis in the past 2 years. I currently have stubborn plantar fasciitis and am using Volteran gel… read more
Penny73 — Thank you so much for your response and guidance — much appreciated. I was just diagnosed with spondyloarthritis at age 57 as well. I am currently battling a bad case of plantar fasciitis… read more
Yes hip back shoulder and neck pain.
I ask this b/c I have the gene, but my rheumatologist diagnosed me w/ spondyloarthropathy. I have lymphatic colitis, iritis (off/on for years), sacroilitis, and my right hip is bone on bone, so I am having hip replacement in May. Plus my ortho surgeon told me I have lots of arthritis in my back. 🤷🏻♀️
So do I, as well as multiple other autoimmune illnesses. (you don't want to know how many) I have had to take high dose prednisone for years and it has really taken its toll on me. Because of two… read more
Is there a difference between Spondylitis Pain and Lumbar Spondylosis???
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 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
Looking for some support. A brief history. I started experiencing inflammatory issues mainly in my neck around the age of 23. Took some time but we found out my father had the HLAB27 gene so was finally able to be referred to a rheumatologist around age 25 where I was diagnosed with AS. And I also have the gene. I’ve undergone many different treatments and therapies to help slow progression with Humira being the one to help the most. About a year and a half ago I began having very red eyes… read more
Hope you are doing well
I can definitely understand what you are going through. My disease started at 16
I'm 26 now. I have ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis… read more
An ENT specialist has injected gel into them trying to plump up so they can make a connection. I have serious arthritis in cervical area and stenosis.
Could this be the reason??
I had a 5 level lumbar fusion and disc removal in January, but needed a discogram to diagnose disc degeneration with no disc issues evident in all the scans I had previously. 3 months in, still… read more