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Axial SpA Stories

An unusual AS story

An unusual AS story

Published September 21st 2023

by Michael

My diagnosis put to bed so many unexplained symptoms I’d been having over the years

My diagnosis put to bed so many unexplained symptoms I’d been having over the years

Published June 29th 2022

by Voirrey Cheesman

I want to make sure no one else with axial SpA has to go through what I did

I want to make sure no one else with axial SpA has to go through what I did

Published November 8th 2021

by Gillian Eames

My diagnosis was fast: everyone should have the same experience

My diagnosis was fast: everyone should have the same experience

Published September 17th 2021

by Hannah Scott

I didn’t think I could be the mum I wanted to be, then I was diagnosed.

I didn’t think I could be the mum I wanted to be, then I was diagnosed.

Published June 25th 2021

by Mel Baker Leach (Photography by Jonathan Blackham)

It took me 16 years to find out why I was in constant pain and exhausted

It took me 16 years to find out why I was in constant pain and exhausted

Published June 17th 2021

by Alex Neumann

I want to make sure young people with axial SpA get the answers they need, quickly

I want to make sure young people with axial SpA get the answers they need, quickly

Published June 16th 2021

by Talia Dean

The right diagnosis means I can focus on raising my three children

The right diagnosis means I can focus on raising my three children

Published June 15th 2021

by Rowan Lutton

No one recognised axial SpA as a condition that affects women

No one recognised axial SpA as a condition that affects women

Published June 15th 2021

by Poppy Hocken

I’m making up for lost time and living my best life, since getting my diagnosis

I’m making up for lost time and living my best life, since getting my diagnosis

Published June 15th 2021

by Bethany Dawson

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