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Hi Sara,
Glad to meet you. There is a wonderful crowd here at KA. I'm sure you'll find lots of support and lots of information to help you with your journey.
Wendy
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Methotrexate, Celebrex, Plaquenil
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Captain_AS_Kicker
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Hi Sara,
This is the place to be. attitude is everything and it sounds like you have a good one. Looking forward to getting to know you.
Take Care
I can not defeat you but I will not let you win
Jeff
Degenrative disc disease 2005
AS 2008 HLA-B27-
Fibromyalgia 2010
Disability 2012
Back to work part time 2013
Enbrel, Cymbalta,Oxycodone, blah blah blah blah
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Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin
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Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin
Joined: Jan 2008
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good to meet you!
welcome,
sue
Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)
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Bronze_AS_Kicker
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Hi Sara i love this place great you found it.Thank you and your hubby and family for the service.
Bradford
To the world you may be one person,but,to one person you may be the world.
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Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin
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Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin
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High SarahK - Great to meet you. And real glad that given yr DX you located the super-duper KA family...best support group in cyberspace (bar none!)
Any questions, ask away. And will direct you to the 'search' button, top right side , between Active Topics and FAQ. There is soooo much information on the Forums, that you'll be reading for months 'smile'.
Love your attitude, way to go gal. Congrats on your three boys - WOW, Three Boys, real busy mom, and then some! And a 'thank you' to your husband.
Again, welcome -
Molly C (France)
Keeping on Keeping on
MollyC1i - Riding OutAS
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Hi Sara, it's good to meet you. So glad you found us. This is a wonderful family here. I do hope you will stay and get to know us. There is a wealth of information, conversation, and support here. I want to thank you and your husband both for your service to our country. I've known and worked with many women whose husbands were deployed and that is an extremely difficult time in their lives especially with children.
Cindy
" That which does not kill me only makes me stronger"
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Second_Degree_AS_Kicker
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Second_Degree_AS_Kicker
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Little boys can be tiring when you have AS (mine are 6 and 4) - its certainly a relief when all the lifting comes to an end. I sometimes used a little step-stool to get my youngest in and out of the bath.
Welcome to KA - its a great place!
Felicity
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Copper_AS_Kicker
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Copper_AS_Kicker
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Welcome Sara,
This is a great board and many of us have young children here, too. My youngest is 4 but he's an active little dude. I'm just really grateful he has older siblings to chase after him, because I can't and he knows it.
Last edited by mom2many; 04/21/10 02:41 PM. Reason: didn't realize I had entered a bleepable word
Micki
Mom to 9
Dx'ed Ocular Herpes, Sept. '08
Dx'ed AS May '09, suffering on and off since 1979
Dx'ed Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma May '08, relapse Oct '11
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Royal_AS_kicker
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Royal_AS_kicker
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Wow Ray! 53 years! You deserve a medal!!!! I wonder what the longest diagnosis is here at KA?
Sara - glad you've found us, but sorry you had to. Welcome and enjoy. There's lots of great info here, along with laughter and tears.
Best to you,
Jeanna
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Hi Sara,
First of all, welcome to KA! We're glad you found us and hope that you find all the information, support, and friendship you need to help battle your AS. And no, you absolutely were NOT out of line making your post in this main forum--that's what it's here for, so absolutely no worries there.
I can't imagine how tough it much be to raise the three kids on your own right now while worrying about your husband in the military, and all while you're fighting AS. Everyone here knows the kind of courage you're showing in pushing forward each new day. I'd like to offer a heartfelt "thank you" to your husband for serving in our military and helping to make the world a safer place--every person who serves is a hero in my eyes.
Once again, welcome to KA.
Brad
He who has a 'why' to live can bear with almost any 'how'.
--Friedrich Nietzsche
Sounds like everything takes time, discipline, and patience, and those are seven things I don't have.
--Jon Dore
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