Hi All,
It’s been an age since posting, apologies… So what’s changed.. I am now a married man, that’s pretty cool… just got back from a lovely honeymoon.. was brilliant.. heat does our breed the world of good!
So before Christmas I had Iritis, you will be glad to know since I have had no problems with my eyes (Touch wood).
So at the moment my exercise consists of running (around a mile - 3 miles) anymore and I pay in pain the next day. I am going to shift to swimming so that 80% of my exercise is in the pool. The lack of pounding on the knees, hips and ankles should help and I got great results just after a week of hitting the pool while away on holiday!
I have been thinking.. wouldn’t it be nice to see someone, with a good body yet this person has AS. I mean, we all have good bodies but what about someone who looked like they worked out seriously and they looked like they had no problems what so ever. I am half considering this as a project, I know I would love to see a picture of someone looking really cut and toned with AS… it would certainly drive me. But then again we all have different strains of AS then surely some will be able to gain a better condition than others? Some people won’t want to look good they just want to feel good? For me it’s important to look good, I always used to before I got this dodgy condition and I still hold it off well. But what if I got strict on my diet and worked out as much as possible… would I be able to shake it from holding me back? or would it aggravate my condition and make me experience the painful spells more?
Interesting thoughts.
Congratulations on your marriage, Kenny!
Man, your stories are sure familiar. I’ve been an athlete since I was a kid, and AS kicked in, the docs figure, when I was in my late teens or early 20′s. I called it my ‘bad back’, and it drove me to work out harder, because that made if feel better. Fast forward to my late 40′s, and it finally ground me into the dust. Horrible spinal and hip pain, and pain in just about every other joint, along with chronic iritis.
What a horrible waste of time! The formal diagnosis of AS was just given to me this year, but I suspected it four years ago. Three doctors later, I got to one of the best rheumatologists in Los Angeles, and he’s now got me on Remicade. My instructions to my doc were ‘I just want my life back’. Bumpy ride, but it seems to be working.
And getting on with life is what it’s all about, eh? Congrats on the marriage (mine was last year), and the best to ya!