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Hi every one....my name is jeff im 27 i was dx with AS about 2 yrs ago but im pretty sure i have had this for close to 10 yrs now with it gettting progessively Worse in the last few yrs.....im currently serving in the ausralian army trying my hardest to do my part for my country and for others..... Dont know how much longer i have befor they kick me out but heres hopeing i can keep going for a bit longer...
Train Hard..
Work Hard..
Play well..
Live well..
Train Hard... Work Hard... Play Well... Live Well........... Jeff 
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Hey Jeff,
Welcome to KickAS! Feel free to post questions about anything from diet to medications to...whatever. There are lots of smart, experienced folks here who will be happy to help.
Welcome!
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Hiya Jeff - another Banana Bender here!  Are you based in Townsville or Enoggera? Sorry you had to find us but it's a great place where you will find lots of support advice divergent opinions and comradeship! There are many ways to try to manage your AS - keep fit and flexible - resistance training is good for us ASers.... and many find help from dropping the starches in their diet used in combination with meds or alone. We're all different, so respond differently to many treatment options - so no magic Silver Bullet for most of us.
Louise Happy to be a physio by day, not happy to be a Spondy 24/7! 
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Master_AS_Kicker
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Welcome to KickAS Jeff. I wish you didn't need this site at all, but there is a lot of good info here. Be sure to check into the low- and no-starch diets (LSD and NSD), as the NSD has reduced my pain to a very tolerable level. I served in the U.S. Army, but I had to get out due to the AS. If I had known about NSD earlier, I may have been able to stay in.
--Greg
AS symptoms started 1991. Official dx in 2006 with HLA-B27+, fused SIJ, bone spurs in back, extreme rib/hip pain, and other family with SpA. Started Enbrel in 2006 with good results, but stopped in 2010 due to nerve damage (MS) from it. Getting good results with no-starch diet since 2011.
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Major_AS_Kicker
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Hi Jeff. I used to live on one of those wee islands 1200 miles kind of to the south east of Australia, or at least thats what I tell people here when they ask me which part of Australia I come from. But hey, I'm not going to get upset about it! Glad you found us here.
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Hi Jeff, welcome to kickas.
So glad you found us here. There is a lot of information, opinions, great conversation, and support. Hang around and get to know the gang.
Cindy
" That which does not kill me only makes me stronger"
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Silver_AS_Kicker
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Glad you found us Jeff! Welcome!
Craig
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Silver_AS_Kicker
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Silver_AS_Kicker
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Hi Louise!
What kind of resistance training do you recommend? Are free weights ok?
Craig
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Welcome Jeff,
You found a great site. Great people with great information. Keep posting.
Pea
Diagnosed with A.S. 29 year's ago.
Diagnosed with Fibro 10 year's ago.
Remicade, Intrathecal Pain Pump 2013
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Hi linda...
Im currently working out of enoggera at the moment.
Thanks for making me feel welcome.
Train Hard... Work Hard... Play Well... Live Well........... Jeff
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