Hi Janet
No - the rheumy's exact words were " AS diagnosis is impossible without psoriasis "
also his exact words were - " onset of AS after age 40yrs is impossible "
This onset thing is such crap. How many of you have been diagnosed at whatever age and then realized that you had symptoms waaaaayyy before that ?
I wasn't even going to these rheumies for a diagnosis - I just wanted extra help with mainly the hip and lower spine pain, especially in the night.
I don't care what this is called - I wanted some more relief - not more grief.
The more I think about it, I feel the attitude from the second rheumy was simply due to a comraderie among the rheumy's working in the same practise.
Yes I saw the med student first.
Maggie
