When were you diagnosed with AS? What were your symptoms?

Hello members, does anyone have any input? @Athijssen‍ @nomasAS‍ @fraskb‍ @rwilsonjr67‍ @Anjelkiss‍ @DuchyCT‍ @Edelweiss70‍ @Mbaulch‍ 

prolonged back and hip pain, multiple doctors and PT, Xrays etc   until finally one doctor suggesred AS and started looking for that specificly

i developed severe sacroilliac  and left sciatic nerve pain with severe weakness and shortness of breath.  After being told to start walking I told my doctor I had a nephew who had had AS,  He actually committed suicide at age 30.  I was tested for the gene and had an MRI that showed that my bones had already changed.

@Lee__R 

I experienced severe back pain in my mid-20's.  Worked thru that with Tylenol.  In my low 30's I had sciatic pain to the point I was bed-ridden for days at a time.  After seeing several orthopedic doctors I finally went to a Osteopath who did some investigating and determined I has AS.  Been seeing a Rheumatologist for many years and have been on Enbrel for almost 20 years