New Year, new diagnosis, new medication

[savoy61]

I started the new year by visiting my rheumatologist who promptly informed me that I had tested positive for a the gene HLA B27; Which means that I might have; ankylonosis spondylitis which is a form of arthritis of the spine, never mind that it is mos prevalent on males and the onset is in the early twenties and that I am the wrong gender and a

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[alicephilippa]

Well over 90% of people who express the HLA-B27 gene do not develop ankylosing spondylitis. I think your doc is clutching at straws.

[eightydollsyell]

I have a form of ankylonosis spondylitis - for me it is more in my hips and knees (and a bit in the lower back) spondlarthropthy (I think I spelled that right).

I was on Sulfasalazine and I was sick the whole time with some sort of respiratory thing - though in hindsight my PCP thinks that it was maybe a mild allergic reaction that set off my asthma. From what I hear it's usually well tolerated. I tend to be a special case with everything. I might end up back on it again this afternoon - we'll see what that visit brings.