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As I get older I bitch about

Richard Day — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:42:53 +0000

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As I get older I bitch about this and that; a little gout ever so often; a ciggy cough in the morning; a little lumbago from time to time; neurological issues from time to time...

My old man used to repeat the same cliches from time to time. There were about ten of them but the one that really pissed me off as a lad of ten was:

I was sad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet!

But damn Smith, I can only wonder my disposition if I suffered from your maladies!

Thank you for discussing this important and so deliterious medical condition! I really had no idea.

That has always been a hotly

MrSmith1 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:08:54 +0000

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That has always been a hotly debated topic over the years. There have been a lot of theories as to what triggers AS, but so far, it's mostly conjecture. For awhile they thought it might be a viral trigger, then a widely held theory was that AS is triggered by rogue bacteria in the intestines (known as the 'leaky gut theory'). In the last few years they have discovered more and more specific genetic markers, which pointed to some other types of triggers. The traumatic event theory is not widely accepted, however, in the 16 years I have been involved with AS patients online, I've met far too many people who claim their AS was triggered by a traumatic event like a serious fall or an automobile accident, for me to discount trauma events as also possible triggers for AS.

As an interesting aside, I

jollyroger — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:50:46 +0000

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As an interesting aside, I notice that the route is a little like a big breaking putt, which leads me to conclude that the current is a non-trivial issue. Like if you aim straight accross you end up at the Bosphorus..if you're lucky, or the deep water, if you miss..

Ankylosing Spondylitis sucks...I have a buddy who got it as a sequel to a fall. (is it a potentially traumatically triggered condition, or am I pulling this out of my usual research dept/)

Here's another Lord Byron

Verified Atheist — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:02:31 +0000

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Here's another Lord Byron link that somehow seems apt...

It's an annual event, and

MrSmith1 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:48:47 +0000

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It's an annual event, and supposedly goes back to Lord Bryon.

Interesting. The Hellespont

Donal — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:17:41 +0000

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Interesting. The Hellespont swim looks very do-able, though the trip to Istanbul wouldn't fit with my current travel budget.