OH, Yikes! One of my biggest fears in life living with my advanced AS is being rear-ended (or slipping and falling during icy weather) and snapping my back! So sorry to hear that happened to you!!

Sounds like you are doing all the right things to get well soon! Sorry you had to live through this. So glad you and your wife are healing well, and came out of this as well as you did it sounds like!

Take Care!

I'm now a KICK AS (and Kick IBD) success story!! After going low starch Paleo to heal my gut, I can now eat nearly all starches, grains & foods without inflammation, flare-ups, or pain. I used a modified SCD diet approach (minus dairy! plus cacao ♥). Cheers to healing & thriving again! I blog at http://www.forestandfauna.com/about/