Hi Teddie,
Just wanted to say Welcome. I don't think I have any answers at this time to your questions, my husband has AS, physically not much has helped with him, but every case is different, I guess the best thing is to follow doc's advice, it seems to be a trial & error thing unfortunetly. Emotionally, it helps to have support, and you can find that here, encourage your family members to come on board as well, I know the people here have helped me tremendously. Take care & God bless, Sheila
