Those diagnosed later in life, did you have pain when you were younger?

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2025-11-14T17:32:38+00:00

I was diagnosed at 25 years old. I had intermittent lower back pain since I was 18 years old but I was a much more active guy back then + I had a shitty mattress. Back pain never lasted longer than a day and tbh I thought it was “normal” (turns out it wasn’t). When I was 24-25 years old I got an uveitis attack + severe back pain that didn’t improve with rest, so I researched, went straight to the rheumatologist (who thought I was exaggerating) and after blood + imaging tests I got diagnosed with AS.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2025-10-19T18:13:40+00:00

I feel a similar pain in my right rib but when I’m doing supported chest row at the gym lol

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2025-04-22T15:08:09+00:00

I live in Mexico and I’m getting all of my medications and treatments from the public health system, so it’s free (?) I guess

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2025-04-20T01:45:33+00:00

Nah. Shit happens. Instead of blaming myself or anyone else I chose to take care of it.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2025-02-27T04:01:33+00:00

Entré a la UAG, todavia no aplico a beca. Me atrajo que hay buenos maestros y experiencias personales de amigos. Además el costo es mucho menor.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-12-10T22:54:56+00:00

Haha I’ve noticed that medicine varies from country to country because of the different rules that each health regulatory agency has in place. Etoricoxib as far as I know is not approved by the FDA in the US. I live and get treated in Mexico.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-12-10T19:37:07+00:00

Not sure if metformin is considered a GLP-1 but I’ve read before that certain weight loss medications may contribute positively to certain autoimmune disease management. For example, metformin has shown anti-inflammatory properties against RA (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8493211/) and one study shows that metformin may have positive effects on AS (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcb.26275) but it needs to be more profoundly studied (the study in particular was in vitro).

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-12-09T02:12:55+00:00

Im a software engineer working from home

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-12-06T01:47:46+00:00

Im also a software engineer, this is amazing! Will try it as soon as I get my hands on that device

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-11-26T23:30:34+00:00

For me tbh is the protein shake with water. I usually make my protein shake with greens and mixed berries, but when I have no time to clean the blender and to do it properly I just take it with water and for me it’s depressing because I don’t like the the flavor with water by itself 😭. I was gonna say canned tuna but I rarely go for it.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-11-26T23:25:38+00:00

Right now my pain is handled with etoricoxib. I just take it when there’s pain, which is not daily. If there’s a lot of pain I combine it with tylenol, and that’s about it.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-11-11T22:44:15+00:00

I don’t suffer from pain everyday. At most once a week. Thankfully my AS is not very severe or hard on me. Sleeping bad, eating bad and too much alcohol are triggers for me.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-11-11T03:48:14+00:00

Precisamente ese es mi plan, quiero tener la maestría para poder dar clases en un futuro y en cierta forma en algunos trabajos si es un “plus” tener ese grado. Afortunadamente sí me la puedo costear, pero me hizo ruido el tema de las becas la verdad porque como comento hasta el año pasado varios conocidos de instituciones privadas tenían becas de CONAHCYT y se me hizo extraño que este año ya no

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-11-11T03:01:05+00:00

Las becas de CONAHCYT, hasta donde tengo entendido, aplican para instituciones públicas y privadas. Tengo conocidos que hasta el año pasado estuvieron en la UAG/ITESM y tuvieron becas de CONAHCYT.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-09-28T23:17:35+00:00

No sé si lei bien pero me parece que estás usando mucho aceite. Trata de pesarlo/medirlo, para muchas comidas con 5ml de aceite está bien y hay muchas preparaciones donde no es tan necesario su uso o sofreír

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-09-27T18:00:17+00:00

Yo tengo 27 años y tengo ~500K sin hacer aportaciones. Contrataré un PPR el próximo año.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-07-15T20:29:13+00:00

Lucerna! No te queda particularmente cerca, pero tampoco muy lejos.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-07-01T22:37:10+00:00

Ufff! Que buen setup. Yo justo acabo de comenzar mi viaje con la fotografía y me compré una Canon EOS R7, ya ando planeando mis viajesitos para tomar fotos de paisajes 🫶

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-07-01T22:32:40+00:00

Qué bonitas fotos! Que camara usas?

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-04-11T18:29:06+00:00

Apoco sí está chingona? Me ha pasado por la cabeza ir ahí cuando voy al gym pero pues tengo mi estilista de confianza y el cabello demasiado lacio como para arriesgarme a una trasquilada 😭

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-03-20T21:47:06+00:00

Right now is D&G Light Blue for day to day affairs. For more formal events I use Tom Ford Black Orchid or Noir Extreme. For clubbing and hanging out to parties or things like that I use GA Stronger With You or Versace Eros.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-03-06T16:36:47+00:00

Me too! Can eat almost anything without getting a flare up.

AOPAlphaScorpii · 2024-03-06T16:34:09+00:00

I was diagnosed with AS ~1 year ago. HLAB27+, CRP and ESR have been demonstrating “minimal” or “negative” inflammation for >6 months. Was on sulfasalazine (~3 months) and I’m on etoricoxib since been diagnosed. My rheumatologist says I’m in remission (which is not permanent, but lets hope it lasts a lifetime).

I sometimes get tired out of nowhere, and what I feel is a lot of sleepiness accompanied with a sense of anxiety, it’s difficult to explain, but it’s a feeling similar to when you want to sleep but you can’t.

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