Hi everyone My name is Lynne, I am a newbie to this wonderful sight. I knew a little about a.s. long before I ever had any symptoms because my Great Aunt Mary found out what had been plagueing her all her years when she had a pacemaker inserted when she was 80. They told her all about it and she told me all about it because she was compelled. needless to say, I was alittle spooked but shook it off and declared that I would never get that.that denial has lasted many years. My symptoms came on slowly. first my shoulders kept going out of jount losing range of motion in them. then my hips got so stiff it was hard to walk then the bottoms of my feet started feeling like when you get your finger poked times 100 I got so bad I bought a cane to help me balance through the pain. I searched web and the same thing kept coming up for my symptoms. A.S. All my doctors told me to see a specialist, and one told me it looked like A.S. but I never persued it due to my lack of faith in doctors and my constant denial. since Ive found this sight though Ive become convinced to persue this further when I save up some money for the appt. I usually only see a doctor once or twice a year but it looks like that will change now. I am glad that you wonderful people are here. maybe its not too late. I can still slam my back on the floor every day and hear it crack up and I can still get a little run my step since Ive found the A.S. diet and the A.S. diet helped me throw away the cane I needed for balance. Thank you so much for this site and all of you. god bless. My questions are these:About how much will this maladie cost me per year? Do you need constant care? The diet took away most of the pain, but it is starting to come back a litle, how long untill its unbearable? Thanks again for this website and for all of you.

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