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@dadcue

What type of inflammatory arthritis do you have? Sorry if I have asked you this question already.

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No problem. I think I’ve answered it once, but even I don’t remember in which thread I mentioned it >_<

I have seronegative spondyloarthropathy (“Seronegative,” meaning it doesn’t typically have a positive indicator in relevant blood tests). It’s an inflammatory arthritis that causes inflammation at place where the tendons insert into the bones, such as the base of the heel, IT band, patellar tendon. It’s in the same “family” of conditions as ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis, but SpA affects the tendons in the large peripheral joints.

Thanks for asking.