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Old 3rd Mar 2012, 16:45
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Bearcat
 
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Ehhh are you for real? Get a life.

I was diagnosed with AS 30 yrs ago, HLA B27 poss etc. I've suffered back pain for years on end......my sac joints are fusing these days which is very painful.

I have taken NSAID's for years and today there are medicines that are very proactive at managing AS.

I'm a long haul capt with close to 15000hrs. If I can do it, so can you.....get on with it mate, see a proper consultant to put you on a correct medicine dosage and off you go.

AS responds well to exercise like cycling , hill walking.....keep active.
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