Does A Sed Rate Test Overrule A Clinical Diagnosis?

I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis over 30 years ago by a rheumatologist. A few years after that a neurologist treating my seizures said my sed rate was within normal limits, so the AS diagnosis must have been wrong. So I've operated all these years as if I did not have a diagnosis.

Now I've had a bilateral lumbar laminectomy without fusion and a 3 level anterior cervical fusion with instrumentation for bony central and foraminal stenosis. Both surgeries removed excessive bone but… read more

Does It Get Any Better?

Arthritis Vs. Ankylosing Spondylitis

My friend had been diagnosed with severe arthritis in his lower back. He goes to a pain clinic where he receives two strong prescriptions (Norco & Tramadol) for the pain but they only give him little. I feel like he needs something for inflammation but he can’t take NSAIDS because they make him bleed terribly. How does his doctor know it’s not AS instead of arthritis? If it is AS, has anyone tried acupuncture? If so, has it helped. He is very depressed and I’m worried about his mental… read more

Headaches

What Causes Spondylitis?

Shots

Also they keep wanting to inject with shots they dont help I have had shot 10 to 15
times they dont help hurt more. The only time the shot helper was when I had a pinched nerve in my upper back neck area. I'm 71 yrs.

Pain Relief

What else can help with pain
And what type of mattress would help everything I have tried just puts so much pressure on the places that hurt. I dont sleep well at night Im costantly tossingfrom side to side because my hips hurt and wake me up.

How Does Brain Fog Happen With This?

Spondylosis:

Is Spondylosis actually the same?, spondylosis is what I've been diagnosed, some people are not taking it as seriously

Has Anyone Had Surgery To Try And Remove The Ankylosising, And If So What Were The Results?