Dear Dana
Welcome to KickAs !! You'll find a lot of support and useful medical information here. You are certainly not the only person who's been told it's all in your head (IAIYH).
Some people have only been diagnosed after years when the Xray results show massive bone fusion going on.
Take a good wander around the site and read up on the various options people have been trying out. Its not a one size fits all kind of illness, so what works for one person, might not suit another. A lot of people have been very successful with diet modifications (see Low Starch/No starch section). But definitely exercise is a good thing to keep your mobility.
There's also a Women's Forum in case you have questions you'd hesitate to ask in mixed company. (ask one of the Admins to be put on).
There's lots of people here from all over the world, all sorts of occupations, so you can ask anything you want about anything, and there'll be some one to offer some advice.
Welcome home Blue Northern
