I am very new to this site - but I just wanted to say a big 'Thank You' to all of you that have answered my questions and made me feel better! I feel so much better equipped to fight the docs for the right diagnosis and medication - you are a lovely bunch of people! :)?
Asked by Tanya de Lacy tanya de lacy
Is there any connection between AS and SPD (Symphysis Pubis Dydfunction) during pregnancy? I would be really interested to know as I am going through tests for AS at the mo and had SPD severely with my 3rd child and had to use crutches - thanks!
This sounds a bit odd when I say it to other people, but I'm sure you guys will understand me - I have all the symptoms of AS but am yet to go through tests, I have had chronic back pain for years (I now have many more symptoms) but I question my pain - is it really that bad, am I so used to it that for another person it would be terrible or have I just become over-sensitive to pain and every niggle hurts? What do you think? Thanks
Does anyone get a bloated tummy with AS?
I have had lower back pain since my twenties, I am now 38 and in the last 3 yrs have had increased hip pain and knee pain, I had a bout of sciatica that lasted for 17 months, I was found to be anemic earlier this year and in the last 3 months has had awful morning stiffness in my back and neck, pains in my feet and heels and also in my hands. Does this sound like AS? I have never had any screening done or tests, but I think I should - I also get bouts of uncontrollable tiredness :(
