Thanks for the explanation. Sorry, I had understood Ankylosing Spondylitis to be AS, but I guess it has more than one abbreviation.
Hopefully you will be able to gain back some function and lower pain levels.
Violet
PN and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Re: PN and Ankylosing Spondylitis
PNE since 2002. Started from weightlifting. PNE surgery from Dr. Bautrant, Oct 2004. Pain now is usually a 0 and I can sit for hours on certain chairs. No longer take medication for PNE. Can work full time and do "The Firm" exercise program. 99% cured from PGAD. PNE surgery was right for me but it might not be for you. Do your research.
Re: PN and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Woops, that's my gabapentin brain acting up again. Too many abbreviations and crossover conditions. I have the memory and cognition of an 80 year old!
Pain began 2007, surgery 2008 - Dr. Ansell in Houston, TX, severely damaged nerves on both sides and entrapment areas
No relief from surgery, possible PN years before pain began
PN most likely due to extreme exercise
Tried:
SCS - 95% pain relief, removed due to multiple infections
Accupuncture - no relief
Botox - relief only 2 of 3 months of injection
RF Ablation - no relief
Current: Butrans Transdermal patches, compound cream, other usual PN meds
Pain relief typically 60-70% with new meds
No relief from surgery, possible PN years before pain began
PN most likely due to extreme exercise
Tried:
SCS - 95% pain relief, removed due to multiple infections
Accupuncture - no relief
Botox - relief only 2 of 3 months of injection
RF Ablation - no relief
Current: Butrans Transdermal patches, compound cream, other usual PN meds
Pain relief typically 60-70% with new meds
Re: PN and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Well, I'm not even on gabapentin but often I feel like I have the brain of an 80 year old! 
Violet
Violet
PNE since 2002. Started from weightlifting. PNE surgery from Dr. Bautrant, Oct 2004. Pain now is usually a 0 and I can sit for hours on certain chairs. No longer take medication for PNE. Can work full time and do "The Firm" exercise program. 99% cured from PGAD. PNE surgery was right for me but it might not be for you. Do your research.
Re: PN and Ankylosing Spondylitis
I considered Ankylosing Spondylitis as a possible condition for myself, because I always found it weird that my entire spine would ache but no other bones in my body do. I can go for a 1 or 2 hour walk and my knees and ankles won't feel the slightest bit of soreness or pain, but I have to stop because the pain in my back gets to be too much to bear. At the time, I read there are two blood markers you can test for that might indicate AS. I did one of those blood tests and that one marker I tested for came up negative, so I never really pursued the AS diagnosis after that.
A quick question for cgpsommers or anyone else that has AS: when you lay flat on your back and flat on your stomach do you notice different symptoms? For me, when I lay flat on my back I have a lot of concentrated neuropathy in my lower legs and feet. However, if I lay flat on my stomach the neuropathy in the lower legs/feet almost entirely disappear, but I have more lower back pain. It's like tilting the angle of the pelvis is giving me much different symptoms, and I was wondering if that is congruent with AS.
A quick question for cgpsommers or anyone else that has AS: when you lay flat on your back and flat on your stomach do you notice different symptoms? For me, when I lay flat on my back I have a lot of concentrated neuropathy in my lower legs and feet. However, if I lay flat on my stomach the neuropathy in the lower legs/feet almost entirely disappear, but I have more lower back pain. It's like tilting the angle of the pelvis is giving me much different symptoms, and I was wondering if that is congruent with AS.