Story about Ankylosing Spondylitis .

Pain Pain and more Pain

May 16, 2017

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My story began many years ago. I had torn my bicep tendon and had a rotor cuff tear in my shoulder at work. Being on WCB they tested me for all diseases. They told me I had AS and that was what was wrong with my shoulder, 5years later and a frozen shoulder finally found out that my shoulder had no arthritis at all in. But I did have AS as well. Being retrained I went back to college to  be retrained as a architectural draftsman. My life was back on track. After graduation I was hired by a mill work shop which I worked for 7 1/2 years. Then I got my dream job of being a structural Tech for an Engineering office. Life with my disease was very controlled cause I started Humira which worked very well until 5years later I was rear-ended in a car accident. Crushing my L2 in the accident my life has turned up side down. I no longer can work and struggle every day. I was told if they did surgery to fix my L2 I would be paralysed so I didn't have the surgery and I'm still walking. The last 6years have been very hard that's what brought me to this site to see if I was alone. I see that I'm not, hope chatting with others going thru the same ting as me will help my mind cause some days I just can't take it any more. 

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