Recent content by Lena4evaMissy

I am + for HLA B27. My doc is sending me to see rheumatologist next week. Had spinal exam-- no issues, though I have had several bouts of iritis.

Sorry you went through that for sure!This is EXACTLY the kind of thing that gets me "back to crazy" once I've finally gotten to being (mostly) at peace. From all I've read here on this site (particularly the "Why you don't have..." posts), I can't for the life of me understand why after DougO...

Anyone whose signature reads "BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD," can handle this... and more. Says something about you, in my opinion.Hang in there, friend!

Yeah, I am 46 so it is also my understanding the late onset is "better."If you enter "ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS forum twitches" you will see a number of links to folks discussing As with twitches and pains, etc. I started going thru them, and they lead me all over the web where I saw it was fairly...

Yes! I wonder how many may also test positive as well. It's interesting your docs correlation between the twitching, etc, as I have read so many people's posts saying they had them and several AS sites listing twitching as a potential symptom!Have you ben given any meds/treatments to hep with...

After reading about the dx of Bechterew Disease (ankylosing spondylitis) posted by ChauBao, I started connecting some dots...I never considered it for me, but now, after reading through some AS sites/forus, perhaps I should have been looking there all along.Back in the summer, I had my 3rd...

oh! I am such a goober! :oops: btw... u doin' ok? been reading all that crap today. geesh. sorry!

I set 2 PMs, but they show up in the "OUTBOX" and not in "SENT" am I missing a step?Thanks!

Thanks, all... and guilty as charged, Robynn. Guilty as charged. :oops:

I can almost instantly balance on my right leg. But my left leg is more "wobbly" and takes a few seconds to get there. I can achieve-- and hold-- balance on the left leg, but getting there is noticeably impacted. Anyone else have anything like that? I've been so focused on my left arm, where the...

Well said. 100% rational and logical. Unfortunately, some of us aren't on the best of terms with logic and rational thought at the moment! :)Working on it, though!

Fast forward a few hours. Gone is my usual humor I try to bring to this.What the h3ll is wrong with me?!? By all accounts, I should doing the happy dance, but I am somehow just about as anxious as I was when this whole thing started in mid-December. And this is AFTER all these good test results...

Yes! That makes the BEST kind of sense--- the kind that actually makes me feel better! :)Thank you for that!

Thanks, Running Bear And Robynn!IDK about the cheese. I don't even eat that much to start with.Does anyone know if my EMG procedure sounds "right" (whatever THAT means). Should he have checked another side or another limb or anything? I guess I should have asked while I was there. :oops:

I think 6 or 7 needle sticks. When the muscle was at rest, just a nice straight line, vs when he had me move it around/tense, etc. There were some other "touches" that were done, not with a needle, more like a "dull tuning fork" around my wrist/forearm, area. The needle was only in my bicep (I...