My Journey to an AS diagnosis

May 17, 2018

By: Stephanie

Year Condition Began: 2008


I have suffered from Chronic Pain for as long as I can remember....I remember being a YOUNG child constantly complaining my hips and legs hurt. Doctors for YEARS brushed it off as growing pains. I spend over a decade being bounced doctor to doctor and being told it was everything from my weight to a manifestation of anxiety. In 2017 I finally received a referral to a Rheumatologist and after a round of MRI and Xrays was done it was discovered that my Sacrial joint was fused which is a huge indicator of AS.

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