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What Is Your Opinion In Taking Injections For Ankylosing Spondylitis When Humira And Enbel Medications Do Not Work?

I have been diagnosed with AS a year and a half ago. It took a year just to diagnosis it and I just started Humira. Unfortunately it does not seem to be working well with me and that I was told I should choose another medication like Enbel. From what I understand I have no choice but to take these medications in order to solve the issue of my spine fusing together etc. Regardless no matter what I take has side effects and possibly long term so I feel no matter what I am screwed? What is the best advice you have for me? I am 38 year sold and would like to do the best treatment for me. I am also always in a lot of pain and injections have not helped, what is your opinion on injections?
Thu, 2 Jan 2014
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I can understand your concern, If I would be your doctor then I would not advise you for any injection because AS is the long course of disease and always need to be treated with NSAID and the best drug is "Ibuprofen with Acetaminophen three times in day, maintaining a good posture reduces the pain episodes, the inflammatory process can be reduce with the help of steroid, and this slow down the progress of disease, these are the treatment regime for AS, have nice day.
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What Is Your Opinion In Taking Injections For Ankylosing Spondylitis When Humira And Enbel Medications Do Not Work?

HI Thank for asking to HCM I can understand your concern, If I would be your doctor then I would not advise you for any injection because AS is the long course of disease and always need to be treated with NSAID and the best drug is Ibuprofen with Acetaminophen three times in day, maintaining a good posture reduces the pain episodes, the inflammatory process can be reduce with the help of steroid, and this slow down the progress of disease, these are the treatment regime for AS, have nice day.