In 2007 I was diagnosed with AS.
That diagnosis would have stuck (as my condition worsened and my medications increased) but I had to go through a barrage of tests and interviews with my Total and Permanent disability insurers doctors.
So after many specialist visits and communications between the insurer's doctors and my doctors, they have come to the conclusion that I don't have AS, but instead, it is Inflammatory Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis, and of course, depression (which I disagree with).
I wonder how many other peoples diagnosis would be changed if their condition was also put under the microscope?
It would seem that AS is the bucket sitting there for Inflammatory Arthritis/Fibro symptoms to be thrown into.
As I say, if it wasn't for the insurance company trying extremely hard to come up with a way of not having to pay me, I would still (technically speaking) have AS!
James
