Hi Lynne, welcome to kickas
All of your questions have many answers. Cost depends on many variables like, insurance?, where you live, what docs you will need to see. Some need very little care, 2 times a year with a rheumy, and many need a lot of constant visits to Rheumys, GP's, surgeons etc. Pain? Some are lucky enough to get by with general NSAIDS, others have a mutitude of medications. So you see there is a huge variance from one person to another. You will meet all different levels of AS here and learn a lot.
Cindy
