@MarjieBrom. Yes. And AS can trigger the SLE and Sjogrens. Consider somatic autonomic nervous system rewiring therapy with a specialized therapist for guidance into it, one experienced in CPTSD. Very hard and likely to trigger a long flare, but once you get that opened up and reset you have a chance at healing by targeting all the hiding pathogens in your body as well as the imbalanced microbiome. I did that in Feb and am only now catching a glimmer of full health restoration. I estimate it will take another year or two to fully chelate all the built up toxins. But to have addressed that CPTSD and have a new set of tools in managing that tendency to drift back into the sympathetic nervous system response has been tremendously helpful. Good luck with that part, it's the toughest to overcome, way harder than the heavy metals accumulation and hidden pathogens like klebsiella pneumoniae, very common in AS patients. Gotta get rid of ALL the built up crapola for any hope of restoration of health. Yours in better health P 😌🙏