Do you suffer from Ankylosing Spondylitis? Join the Conversation!

<p class="plain">I was tested for the gene and it was negative. I've been to a rheumatologist due to iritis, plantar fasciitis, frozen wrist joint, and other aches and pains.the onset was fast. He just said spondyloarthropathy. I went to a doctor years later and asked for that test and it came back negative. The only thing I have is &nbsp;migraines, Hashimotos Thyroiditis, mixed connected tissue disease and now being treated for pain in my lower back facet joints (arthritis). </p>

<p class="plain">my husband has AS, we had to ask the doctor to test him for HLA-B27, it was positive. &nbsp;He has taken Humira, Enbral, Cimzia, and is currently taking Cosentyx. &nbsp;His mother is RH negative, he is AB+, I was wondering if that is the genetic connection for his disease.</p>

<p class="plain"><font class="background">&nbsp;How many of you O negs have had multiple spine and joint surgeries? Just curious. I've had nearly 20 in 20 years - most in the last 15. I'm only 53.</font></p>

<p class="plain">I’m allergic to microwave. I have repeated to test eating the same food only difference is method of cooking, conventional or microwaved. I have to eat microwaved food food for 2 week for my joints to start arching. Off medicine altogether never thought I would play soccer again as at a point it was so bad I could not walk. Need folic acid as immunity went low,thats it.</p>

<p class="plain">i am O- and I have psoriasis. I started researching this because of a recent miscarriage (which is how I became aware of my blood type). I learned that when I miscarried my RN positive baby, I was actually experiencing an allergic reaction ... Which I connected to my autoimmune disease, psoriasis.</p><div class="plain">Rh- negative blood factors share a common sensitivity to the skin as well as heat and light. I only suffer outbreaks when I have allergic reactions. In fact, the only relative treatment I have found is light therapy. And, I am diagnosed with an allergy to warm water - sitting in a hot tub will put me in the E.R.</div><p class="plain"></p>

<p class="plain">&#65279;I was curious if a lot of us negatives have natural immunity or asymptomatic to measles, mumps or chicken pox/&nbsp; Mom (O-) never had any of these and brother (B-) and I (O-)couldn't get mumps.</p><p class="plain"><br></p><p class="plain">Anyone have similar experiences or knowledge of anything related to longevity and cancer risk.&nbsp; I found an article on O type blood having good longevity, low cancer risk, but some other health issues.&nbsp; However, I couldn't ascertain anything on Rh factor.</p><p class="plain"><br></p><p class="plain">We have decent longevity in my family except for smokers.&nbsp; Here's link I found on blood type and longevity:</p><p class="plain"><br></p><p class="plain"><a class="plain" href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Blood-Group-and-Longevity---Is-the-Answer-in-Your-Blood-Type?&id=6836463" link="" target="_blank">http://ezinearticles.com/?Blood-Group-and-Longevity---Is-the-Answer-in-Your-Blood-Type?&amp;id=6836463</a>&#65279;</p>

<p class="plain">I feel that I may have Ankylosin Spondylitis, (AS) because I have had chronic pain in my back and legs since I was a small child. I was supposed to wear a brace but my parent's did not want to have anything look wrong.&nbsp; So I was born with an uneven pelvic bone, which goes along with AS.&nbsp; In medical journals I read it was what causes the uneven pelvic bone, which in turn causes a crooked spine which in turn causes a lot of issues.&nbsp; I am interested in finding out more about this and checking it out I started to believe that I have MS or fibromyalgia.&nbsp; Something is making my legs become weak and I feel I am losing my legs.&nbsp; I need some help, because they are talking about surgery on my lower back, and I am not sure whether or not to have the surgery.So it would be nice to know more about the AS.&nbsp; to see if it relates to my problems.&nbsp; Which so far it seems to relate a lot.</p>