Brenda B
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Mary Jo, I can understand your pain in around about way.  My husband has had Ankylosing Spondylitis for 30 years.  I know he is in pain, but as hard as it may be, he stays as active as he can.  I have been diagnosed with Rhuematoid Arthritis and I am learning a lot from him.  He is on all kinds of medicines, but he has learned to tolerate his disease.  I know it is hard, but he tells me that he had to learn to push himself as hard as he could.  I pray for all the people suffering from chronic pain.  Hang in there Mary Jo.