Can AS cause death? I have been diagnosed for a year and a half and im 15 now? The internet says that it can cause death and it freaks me out!?
Asked by Nimi Kremer as and medication as treatment ankylosing spondylitis
Hi im 14 and was diagnosed with severe JAS last year. I am regularly on pain killers (Tramadex, Rokacet, and Paracamol, and taking Naxcin). I am on my 7 Humira shot. I am supposed to go skiing next week in Austria, and I wanted to know if it could worsen the inflammation?
Asked by Nimi Kremer as treatment ankylosing spondylitis joints
I am 14 and was diagnosed with AS last year. I'm doing the Humira injections for already 3 month. Yesterday I started having tailbone pain, and now i cant go to school. Do you know the cause of the pain?
Asked by Nimi Kremer as as treatment ankylosing spondylitis
Am suffering AS for the last 5 years and now am on sazo 1000 twice a day and Diclowinplus twice a day.still am having pain but controlled.still having Neck stiffness.shall i continue this medicine..? I am frequently having headache..
Asked by Dileep as treatment
I am getting refused by insurance companies for pre-existing conditions and even the state's high risk pool won't get me over the non-coverage for 12 months even though I had insurance through end of July. Tomorrow is the 63 day mark where they can refuse pre-existing related bills for 12 months, does anyone have any advice for this here in the US? I am convinced 90% of our health care woes can be solved by cracking down on these insurance companies and their greed!
Asked by Tricia Carsley as treatment pain management ankylosing spondylitis
Does anybody else with AS have allergies to Aspirin and Morphine? Sucks doesn't it! What can i take to get relief from this crippling disease? My gp has let it run rampant for the last 3 yrs and i am now permanently disabled :( i need a new gp...out in burnaby bc
Asked by Renee JR Fortin as treatment
I have a question about remicade. Has anyone exhausted the effects? After several months the effects diminished,increasing dosage only to repeat diminishing returns. I am now at 750mg every four weeks and the effects seem nil. The resulting pain is worse than ever, in places where there was no pain. Rheumatologist doesn't seem to have answers or alternatives at least yet. What's next for treatment? I am told if you develop antibodies to remicade then you will also have same reaction to others.
Asked by Ricard Donahue as treatment side effects remicade
Has anyone had block injections in the neck for stenosis? I have stenosis, my neurosurgeon recommends these block injections rather than fusion because AS will fuse it anyway and/or it will cause more pain. I am not sure about their effectiveness. Does anyone know what happens and how it works? I am very confused.
Asked by Carmen as treatment stenosis block injections
Question about your regular Rheumy routine (alliteration anyone?): I was diagnosed just over 2 years ago. After the first several months, my routine has become pretty settled: CBC, liver panel, sed rate check, doc manually measures my chest expansion as well as the amount of stretch in my back. At some point past the initial MRIs confirming bilateral SI fusion, I expected another round of x-rays or MRIs. Do any of your docs follow-up with imaging on some type of annual or other basis?
Asked by Tim as treatment ankylosing spondylitis rheumatologist
Anyone on fentanyl patches? Do they work for you at all? I started at 25 mcg a month ago and I'm in so much pain that suicide is an option! May I ask your dose?
Asked by Amy Picklo as treatment pain management medication
