good thing is, well it is not cancer.

bad thing is, it is an incurable illness

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And a painful one, I hear. But you can slow the progression for decades.

I'm really sorry mate

thanks. i feel helpless. just holding not to cry

You should still be able to do everything you ever planned to do.

Its a complication, not the end of dreams.

Easy for me to say, of course :(

now next stop is my future work. pray i can work as long as i can ☺

I'm sorry mate...

There are good support groups online, and (from memory) even second-line drugs like methotrexate control the progression quite well. Biologics are better but not that much better. Maintaining core fitness is crucial. Your rheumatologist will tell you more.

she start me on sulfasalazine & prednisolone-(KIV tapering)

Arthritis?

spondyloarthiritis. autoimmune

Sorry to hear that .