Hi All,

Thanks for all your replies and thanks Tone for the email.

I saw my Rheumy today and she feels that it is not connected to my AS or that it is Lupus or vasculitis but with most things she likes to try the waiting game. I got some bone scans and xrays back which show scoliosis and degeneration of the lumbar spine and still have the SI's playing their normal AS tune.

As for the rash it is down much more today still painful on my toes and some on my fingers but atleast it aint packing as much punch as before.

Blester, I do think that now that it is mentioned that stress is playing its part on me I have had a doozy of a couple of weeks come to think about it and no-one around me shows signs of anything remotely similar.

Thanks for all the extra input, I guess time will tell as to if it is anything serious, hopefully just a passing problem not something that is new and repetative to add to my list.

Cheers
sal

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