jsut remembered - can anyone help?

bailey27
bailey27 Member Posts: 689
edited 30. Jun 2009, 15:14 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi
I have started a thread with referance to my bad rheumy appointment yesterday so wen she mentioned won't bore you with it again.
I jsut remembered when she was talking to me and telling me how it might not be inflammatory arthritis after all she mentioned Anklosing spondo....something or other that it might not be an inflammatory condition but be something where bits of bone grow on the verterbrae / hip....this was mentioned but not discussed so dont really know what she meant by it.
It was one of those appointments where I got upset and was not in the frame of mind to be ta she didnt give me a chlking let alone ask questions (whichance to anyway!).
Any ideas what this means???

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  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    She may well mean bone spurs which can occur in any location on the body. Google bone spurs.

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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,227
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Bailey
    I hope you are feeling a bit better today.
    I have heard of ankolising spond yes. I thing the bones fuse together and become solid or something.
    Thought it was more in the spine? Might be worth a google as Elna says?
    Take care
    Toni x
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello, sorry you had a bad time. From what you say, it sounds as if she was talking about bone spurs (the also have a medical name, which is osteophates, but I have probably spelt that incorrectly!! :oops: ). I hope you feel better today. :wink:
    Love Sue
  • caravancollie
    caravancollie Member Posts: 66
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi,
    Sorry to hear you are having such a rough time at present. Your doc may have said ankylosing spondylitis which means fusing together and inflammation of vertebra in the back. The website Nass.co.uk has lots of info.
    Hope things get better soon
    Elaine
  • livinglegend
    livinglegend Member Posts: 1,425
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    caravancollie wrote:
    Hi,
    Sorry to hear you are having such a rough time at present. Your doc may have said ankylosing spondylitis which means fusing together and inflammation of vertebra in the back. The website Nass.co.uk has lots of info.
    Hope things get better soon
    Elaine

    That sounds like it, I was just about to google it when I realised I couldn't spell akoolisin spondywatsit.
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