Hello,
My husband recently found out that he has HLA-B27. He found out due to flare up (or two with in two weeks) It is now mostly healed and under control. He started to have mild low back pain. He described is as "pressure." It bothered him for about 5 days to a week. He has said it feels better now. But while it was bothering him, he googled HLA-B27 and back pain, and found Ankylosing Spondylitis. He is now worried that that can be a possibility. We will be going to a Rhuematologist in a few days for his eye. He may bring up how he had mild back pain too. He has looked through all the forums on here and other places. He is worried that he will get sent to Med Board and will be deemed unfit for duty. He has been a Seabee for 5 yrs. He will soon be going into recruting.
I have tried to tell him to wait and see what the Rhuematologist will say.
Anyone who has delt with this, what advice can you give?
Do you think that if he mentions his back will be automatically be diagnosed w/ AS?
Do you think he will be sent to a Med Board? And if so, do you think he may be deemed unfit for active duty even though he may just be going to recruting?
Thank you in advance for you help.
My husband recently found out that he has HLA-B27. He found out due to flare up (or two with in two weeks) It is now mostly healed and under control. He started to have mild low back pain. He described is as "pressure." It bothered him for about 5 days to a week. He has said it feels better now. But while it was bothering him, he googled HLA-B27 and back pain, and found Ankylosing Spondylitis. He is now worried that that can be a possibility. We will be going to a Rhuematologist in a few days for his eye. He may bring up how he had mild back pain too. He has looked through all the forums on here and other places. He is worried that he will get sent to Med Board and will be deemed unfit for duty. He has been a Seabee for 5 yrs. He will soon be going into recruting.
I have tried to tell him to wait and see what the Rhuematologist will say.
Anyone who has delt with this, what advice can you give?
Do you think that if he mentions his back will be automatically be diagnosed w/ AS?
Do you think he will be sent to a Med Board? And if so, do you think he may be deemed unfit for active duty even though he may just be going to recruting?
Thank you in advance for you help.