Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group I'm Starting A New Oral Biologic!!

Thanks CC....Yep, AS is going to have to take the rest of my life with me kicking and screaming....I'll try anything....I hope that doesn't come back and bite me from behind....

couldn't help but notice your mention of dry skin being cleared up by this drug trial......i have really dry skin.....do you think this is just a "positive" side effect of the drug? or is your dry skin related to your psoriasis?

just to clarify: i don't have anything remotely similar to psoriasis, but my skin will get so dry in the winter that it will start to scab (around my hips and stomach) if i don't put aloe and eucerin on it after every shower. i mostly can keep it all under control by using only dove as my soap and only a nondetergent shampoo as my shampoo ( i mean no detergent, i have no idea how it cleans, the ingredients are things like chammamoile water, etc....ok, there is some clay in it, i think that's how it works), bath in oatmeal bath when i take a bath, etc.

i might think the surgery has you hurting more? hope the flare settles down soon.

sue

No, I'm talking about dry skin almost as is I'm dehydrated but I'm definitely not dehydrated, my psoriasis is limited to my elbows and a couple of toe joints and is very easily controlled with a medicated ointment applied daily, I'm in the clinical trials to see if my inflammation will be helped by the clinical drug. I know there have been several posts about AS and night-time dehydration and that's what I am referring to here....take care....

Hi Yall, I'm going into week 15 of the clinical trials and things are looking great! I've rebounded since surgery and I feel wonderful, I'm working out twice a day and I have an abundance of energy....life is good!

Michelle, I'm so pleased to hear this! Keeping my fingers crossed that the positive results continue!!

Warm hugs,

I am so happy you are having good results. It is also good to hear from you again. Keep doing good. You are an encouragement to us all.

Way to go!
I am glad for you!!
what is the difference between the breed of dog in the two pictures?
I hope you just keep getting better and better!

Thanks Kat, it's always good to know that you're in my corner!

Hi Patty and thank you....I've been totally engrossed in my new workout and diet program, it was hard the first few weeks, but now my body has adjusted and I'm so glad I chose to do this, it helps me manage the pain and gives me a sense of empowerment over the AS monster....for now, I'm winning the war....

Thanks Lon! The difference between the two dogs...I'll try to keep it short, I tend to get lengthy when it comes to talking about German Shepherds, so here goes....there are basically two types of GSDs(the official name of the breed is German Shepherd Dog)...there are German imports and there are American Bred...the Germans breed differently than the Americans...imports are lower to the ground, bulkier and shorter coupled than Am breds and of course the Am breds have longer front reach, longer body and a more severe rear-end angulation...there's an ongoing HUGE debate about which dog is better...you can't show an import in a conformation show and the Am breds lack the drive to participate in the Schutzhund trials....I have an appreciation for both and I own both but what I find is that the imports are over-the-top with drive and the American bred GSDs are lacking the herding instinct as well as the prey drive that they should have in order to perform as they were intended to, so....I out-cross the two and I'm very pleased with the out-come...the black and tan dog, Sampson, in the smaller picture is an out-cross that I bred...he has excellent movement, perfect conformation, temperment, prey-drive and herding instinct and he earned his championship points by the age of two(in AKC sanctioned American Conformation Am Bred Class) and he is Schutzhund I titled as well...the mostly black dog, Windyhill's Corleone of Elkins(AKA Corey)is 100% Am bred, the product of two National Champions, he earned his championship points in American Conformation in both All-Breed and Specialty shows, at a very early age, he won a major in a puppy class, which is very unusual and he has won Best of Breed several times and has also won a couple of Best in Shows, he handled very well in the ring and moved out nicely, clean coming & going, but I found him to be lacking the drive that I love...both are excellent representations of the breed and are well within the breed standard and their hips are OFA certified....YEA! I kept it short, for once!