Hi Wendy, I'm with the others. If you can get in to see your brother's rheumy, by all means, run as fast as you are able to the first available appointment. You are HLA-B27 positive, which by itself isn't enough to warrant a diagnosis of AS. However, you say that your brother has AS and AS often runs in families. So that's two reasons. I don't know you very well, but somebody indicated that your neck is fused???!! Now, I could very easily have misunderstood, but If that's the case, insist on an appointment this week if possible.
Best of luck Wendy. And I'm glad you found us.
Hugs,
Kat
