I am a sufferer of AS and this presentation was the most thorough description of my condition that I have watched. It covered my life and conditions very thoroughly. It is impossible for me to sleep flat. I think that rheumatologists should have this video because my diagnosis was missed for many years. The doctors denied my complaints for years because they did not understand the relation even though I carried the HLA-B27 gene.
I am glad you got the right diagnosis in the end.. this is a very common problem for many AS patients unfortunately.. to be so delayed to get the diagnosis All the best
I have the tandem sciatica pain but it doesn’t stay in one side for three months, it only stay on left side but then next day it’s on other side for a couple minutes and back to the right side for most of the time but also both sides at a time every day just more on the left ! These symptoms started on the left for the first two months then the pain went to the right with left side pain at the same time! And some times both hips hurt! I’m waiting for Rheumatology appointment! It is this consistent with AS
This is only suggestive.. but, alone, does not make the diagnosis of course.. Any patient has to fulfill the disease criteria before we can make a diagnosis .. Examining the patient and doing some imaging studies are important here
Thank you si much for this tutoring this masters class, on A.S. i do have all of this symptoms, and at first i was diagnosed with Lupus and fribromialgia, then Lupus went into remission, so now Doctors said is only osteoarthritis, but i had the feeling it was something else, because the eye probles, the Rib pain, the lungs and heart problems, plus all of those other symptoms attacks me every single day, now i finally see the light......is this desease curable?
It's remissionable.. meaning that, with appropriate treatment, it can get into a state of complete remission with no more symptoms hopefully 🌹🌹 All the best..
Thank you Dr for this explanations. My 12 year old son has just been diagnosed of Ankylosing spondylitis after suffering from this consistent back, knee and ankle pain for over 18 months. In his case however, the pain has never ceased and no pain killer has ever given him relief, at some points, he couldn't even walk so we use wheelchair, this has happened about 3 times and may last for up to 5 weeks. Currently his blood pressure is high and he is having recurring headaches. Can it still be Ankylosing spondylitis?
@onlinemedicalconsultations9695 15 seconds ago No sure.. this level of severity does not match ankylosing spondylitis really.. At the same time you did not mention any details about his symptoms.. Could you kindly be more specific about that? Where exactly is the pain.. timing of the pain.. what relieves it.. activities or meds..
I hav psoriasis for 4 years now..i developed SI joint pain(4months) n neck pain(more than 5 months), I hav pain in my 1 n 2 both side costochondral joint for 3 months. My left 3 axillary lymph node is palpable(0.5×0.5cm) tender n mobile. But i dont have back pain, only si joint pain, shobers test negative, N i dont have early morning increase in pain of si joint(it feels better wen i wake up, aggrevated at night) but my costochondral joint pain increase wen i wake up. My xray findings are normal.. bt i dint check HLA, as i couldnt afford it.. am a final year mbbs student.. i hope u can help me with diagnosing. N how to manage
Please let me know what I can do to help.. Are you seeing a dematologist? Are you on treatment for psoriasis of the skin? Joint wise, is it only your costochondral joints?
@@onlinemedicalconsultations9695 yes am on medication, topical calcitriol n tenovate oral hydroxyzine.. Joint wise, I have pain in my costochondral as well as SI Joint pain.. my pain decreases if am on regular exercise bt it never actually goes away.
@@onlinemedicalconsultations9695 Si joint pain, costochondral pain, neck pain. Bt i don't hav backpain yet.. is thr anyway I could prevent ankylosing spondylitis?
Can anyone tell me does ankylosing spondylitis flare up with day to day activities and working? I am currently waiting to see a rhuematologist, my symptoms include, sore feet, sore Achilles and calf's, my knees ache. Got a lot of pain in my buttocks and my hip/pelvis and lower back, my shoulders are sore when lifting my arms, forearms at the elbow are sore with limited movement, hands and fingers ache with less grip. Had x-rays in most places everything clear apart from my neck which been told I have cervical spondylosis. Got a vitamin D defiency but been taking vit d for 5 months no change in how I feel if anything feel worse. I am always in pain but when I finish my job everyday I am extremely stiff and my whole body is crying in pain. My mental health is suffering. I'm only 44 and male. P it's hard to describe how I feel to people because on the outside I look fine
Dear Davy... sorry to know about all those pains.. but you do not describe ankylosing spondylitis.. this is not ankylosing spondylitis.. One of the autoimmune arthritis disorders for example is one possibility that deserves consideration here There are other possibilities too that could be sorted out when you provide more details to your rheumatologist.. Hope you get a diagnosis and good reassurance from your rheumatologist soon.. All the best..
Thank you Dr for this explanations. My 12 year old son has just been diagnosed of Ankylosing spondylitis after suffering from this consistent back, knee and ankle pain for over 18 months. In his case however, the pain has never ceased and no pain killer has ever given him relief, at some points, he couldn't even walk so we use wheelchair, this has happened about 3 times and may last for up to 5 weeks. Currently his blood pressure is high and he is having recurring headaches. Can it still be Ankylosing spondylitis?
No sure.. this level of severity does not match ankylosing spondylitis really.. At the same time you did not mention any details about his symptoms.. Could you kindly be more specific about that? Where exactly is the pain.. timing of the pain.. what relieves it.. activities or meds..
@@onlinemedicalconsultations9695 His symptoms started with the lower back pain which became worse after about 3 months when he noticed that he couldn't bend smoothly anymore. Xray and MRI did not pick anything but an orthopedic Surgeon suspected Spine Tb. At this point we noticed the pains at the knees and heels too. By the 4th month he completely couldn't stand or walk so he was on wheelchair for almost 6 weeks. He took those Tb for 9 months along with physiotherapy but not much changed because each time he tries to play in school he ends up on a wheelchair for several weeks. 2 other MRIs still showed nothing until a 4th one at the sacrolitic joint showed he has bilateral sacrolaitis. At this point we saw the rheumatologist for a second time and he diagnosed Ankylosing spondylitis. HLA B27 is negative, ESR and CRP always comes out normal but the pains are consistent currently the entire back is very tender to touch, the pains are getting worse by the day. Its so painful to get out of bed in the morning but gets better after a hot bath. However unlike all I have read about AS, his pains do not get better with excercise instead it gets worse. He can't stand for more than 5 mins without complaining of pains and he can't sit for long either. He only feels a bit comfortable lying down.
I am a sufferer of AS and this presentation was the most thorough description of my condition that I have watched. It covered my life and conditions very thoroughly. It is impossible for me to sleep flat. I think that rheumatologists should have this video because my diagnosis was missed for many years.
The doctors denied my complaints for years because they did not understand the relation even though I carried the HLA-B27 gene.
I am glad you got the right diagnosis in the end.. this is a very common problem for many AS patients unfortunately.. to be so delayed to get the diagnosis
All the best
Of course you know that movemen and exercise in addition to optimal medical treatment (medications) are the mainstay of your management
Thank u v much Dr for uploading so informative video may you live long
Thank you so much for watching. So glad you find it informative and useful
Thanks
Great video Dr
Thank you
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Interesting - i hv tandem sciatica it does alternative right to left. U got it 100% right
Thank you for watching..
All the best
Salam alakum professor....how can i get an online consultation with you?
Thanks
Hello Mr. Yousef..
Kindly send a WhatsApp message to 00201010098868 and request an online consultation with Dr. Hatem Eleishi
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I have the tandem sciatica pain but it doesn’t stay in one side for three months, it only stay on left side but then next day it’s on other side for a couple minutes and back to the right side for most of the time but also both sides at a time every day just more on the left ! These symptoms started on the left for the first two months then the pain went to the right with left side pain at the same time! And some times both hips hurt! I’m waiting for Rheumatology appointment! It is this consistent with AS
This is only suggestive.. but, alone, does not make the diagnosis of course.. Any patient has to fulfill the disease criteria before we can make a diagnosis .. Examining the patient and doing some imaging studies are important here
@@onlinemedicalconsultations9695 yes I’m looking forward to getting an mri ! I do not have HLA27 and X-rays are normal, esr -crp normal
Thank you si much for this tutoring this masters class, on A.S. i do have all of this symptoms, and at first i was diagnosed with Lupus and fribromialgia, then Lupus went into remission, so now Doctors said is only osteoarthritis, but i had the feeling it was something else, because the eye probles, the Rib pain, the lungs and heart problems, plus all of those other symptoms attacks me every single day, now i finally see the light......is this desease curable?
It's remissionable.. meaning that, with appropriate treatment, it can get into a state of complete remission with no more symptoms hopefully 🌹🌹
All the best..
Thank you Dr for this explanations. My 12 year old son has just been diagnosed of Ankylosing spondylitis after suffering from this consistent back, knee and ankle pain for over 18 months. In his case however, the pain has never ceased and no pain killer has ever given him relief, at some points, he couldn't even walk so we use wheelchair, this has happened about 3 times and may last for up to 5 weeks. Currently his blood pressure is high and he is having recurring headaches. Can it still be Ankylosing spondylitis?
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No sure.. this level of severity does not match ankylosing spondylitis really.. At the same time you did not mention any details about his symptoms.. Could you kindly be more specific about that? Where exactly is the pain.. timing of the pain.. what relieves it.. activities or meds..
The rest of the videos follow in order...
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I hav psoriasis for 4 years now..i developed SI joint pain(4months) n neck pain(more than 5 months), I hav pain in my 1 n 2 both side costochondral joint for 3 months. My left 3 axillary lymph node is palpable(0.5×0.5cm) tender n mobile.
But i dont have back pain, only si joint pain, shobers test negative,
N i dont have early morning increase in pain of si joint(it feels better wen i wake up, aggrevated at night) but my costochondral joint pain increase wen i wake up.
My xray findings are normal.. bt i dint check HLA, as i couldnt afford it.. am a final year mbbs student.. i hope u can help me with diagnosing. N how to manage
Please let me know what I can do to help..
Are you seeing a dematologist? Are you on treatment for psoriasis of the skin?
Joint wise, is it only your costochondral joints?
@@onlinemedicalconsultations9695 yes am on medication, topical calcitriol n tenovate oral hydroxyzine..
Joint wise, I have pain in my costochondral as well as SI Joint pain.. my pain decreases if am on regular exercise bt it never actually goes away.
@@onlinemedicalconsultations9695 Si joint pain, costochondral pain, neck pain. Bt i don't hav backpain yet.. is thr anyway I could prevent ankylosing spondylitis?
Iam on topical tenovate, calcitriol. And hydralazine tab for my psoriasis. Joint wise I hav si joint pain, neck pain n costochondral pain.
@@snehaarumugam1250 More meds are need for the arthritis component here.. the prosiasis medications here will not managed the psoriatic arthritis
Can anyone tell me does ankylosing spondylitis flare up with day to day activities and working? I am currently waiting to see a rhuematologist, my symptoms include, sore feet, sore Achilles and calf's, my knees ache. Got a lot of pain in my buttocks and my hip/pelvis and lower back, my shoulders are sore when lifting my arms, forearms at the elbow are sore with limited movement, hands and fingers ache with less grip. Had x-rays in most places everything clear apart from my neck which been told I have cervical spondylosis. Got a vitamin D defiency but been taking vit d for 5 months no change in how I feel if anything feel worse. I am always in pain but when I finish my job everyday I am extremely stiff and my whole body is crying in pain. My mental health is suffering. I'm only 44 and male. P it's hard to describe how I feel to people because on the outside I look fine
Dear Davy... sorry to know about all those pains.. but you do not describe ankylosing spondylitis.. this is not ankylosing spondylitis..
One of the autoimmune arthritis disorders for example is one possibility that deserves consideration here
There are other possibilities too that could be sorted out when you provide more details to your rheumatologist..
Hope you get a diagnosis and good reassurance from your rheumatologist soon..
All the best..
Omg, I did not know itching was associated with AS.
It's not
Thank you Dr for this explanations. My 12 year old son has just been diagnosed of Ankylosing spondylitis after suffering from this consistent back, knee and ankle pain for over 18 months. In his case however, the pain has never ceased and no pain killer has ever given him relief, at some points, he couldn't even walk so we use wheelchair, this has happened about 3 times and may last for up to 5 weeks. Currently his blood pressure is high and he is having recurring headaches. Can it still be Ankylosing spondylitis?
No sure.. this level of severity does not match ankylosing spondylitis really.. At the same time you did not mention any details about his symptoms.. Could you kindly be more specific about that? Where exactly is the pain.. timing of the pain.. what relieves it.. activities or meds..
@@onlinemedicalconsultations9695 His symptoms started with the lower back pain which became worse after about 3 months when he noticed that he couldn't bend smoothly anymore. Xray and MRI did not pick anything but an orthopedic Surgeon suspected Spine Tb. At this point we noticed the pains at the knees and heels too. By the 4th month he completely couldn't stand or walk so he was on wheelchair for almost 6 weeks. He took those Tb for 9 months along with physiotherapy but not much changed because each time he tries to play in school he ends up on a wheelchair for several weeks. 2 other MRIs still showed nothing until a 4th one at the sacrolitic joint showed he has bilateral sacrolaitis. At this point we saw the rheumatologist for a second time and he diagnosed Ankylosing spondylitis. HLA B27 is negative, ESR and CRP always comes out normal but the pains are consistent currently the entire back is very tender to touch, the pains are getting worse by the day. Its so painful to get out of bed in the morning but gets better after a hot bath. However unlike all I have read about AS, his pains do not get better with excercise instead it gets worse. He can't stand for more than 5 mins without complaining of pains and he can't sit for long either. He only feels a bit comfortable lying down.