My mother has ankylosing spondylitis

nina1631 · Newbie Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 1

I am so worried for my mother. She has been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis and I have been told that usually men have it! And I guess all that is left is to help her as much as I can, although I am afraid it really is not much. What drugs will she have to take from now on? Do they have side effects?

tallia1176 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 1

Well, the good thing is that the medications can and will help her. The bad thing is that those meds can only subdue the symptoms; this is a condition that will follow her to the rest of her life. She will most likely take some medication from the NSAID group, and they are known for the not so rare occurrence of the side effects.

My mother has ankylosing spondylitis

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