tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583035890944847681.post443240158153330685..comments2024-02-13T05:36:05.808-05:00Comments on Ankylosing spondylitis wife, mom, and grandmom!: eyes, knees, neck...it's just ankylosing spondylitis and it's a PAINMelonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614296683090326867noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583035890944847681.post-48380805205858450162013-11-23T01:01:40.501-05:002013-11-23T01:01:40.501-05:00I also struggle with AS hell. I'm 34 and was j...I also struggle with AS hell. I'm 34 and was just diagnosed this year. If it isnt one thing its another. I've just pulled myself out of a flareup. My house is slowly getting back on track. My lower back pain has subsided to mere discomfort, but my neck has decided to freak out on me. Im rediculasly frustrated. The only meds prescribed so far are naprosyn and flexeral, aside from the celexa and xanax for my anxiety, and prometrium for my progestero e deficeincy. It seems I can choose between sleeping till noon or staying up after the kids get off to school and having to lay back ddown by noon. My rhuemy has prescribed PT twice now butcar troubles keep putting that on hold. I also have 3 kids, cant work, but really need to. I have also had problems with my knees and eyes. I inherited extreme myopia from my mothers side and AS from my fathers. I believe it is the combination that has lead to a rare disorder called myopic degeneration where my retinas stretch so much they crack and leave scaring that give me blind spots. I also have cronic dry eye which makes my eyes very sensitive. Your not alone in your struggle. Keep your head up! We can enjoy life in spite of this dreadful desease.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306212144205940765noreply@blogger.com