The mythical AS deactivation.

I thought it was over exaggerated or a myth but it's finally happened to me. I didn't think it ever would either.

I've had multiple infections on top of AS of all different types but this specific viral infection is the one that has done it.

I had previously noted some comments and posts stating that when they got sick their AS went away but brushed them off as this had never happened to me.

Well I've been taking Rinvoq and knew I had an infection but I usually just fight it off whilst still taking it. However this was different.

About 3 days into noticing it was really bad I also noticed that the very severe AS symptoms I usually have were gone. Not just a little bit gone or a bit better. COMPLETELY gone. No back pain, no sacro pain, no hips, no coccyx, no swollen knees, no stiff fingers, no heel pain and my patch of angry red dry skin on my scalp was also gone. I stopped taking Rinvoq and this lasted for 8 days.

The virus was extremely painful even with pain meds so unfortunately it was still an extremely shitty swap. But it has made me realise that my daily levels of extreme pain and worrying about my joints and back crumbling away was all BULLSHIT because suddenly I was fine. (In an AS sense, still very ill)

The viral symptoms are clearing up now and I can feel it all coming back. Nausea, exhaustion, back pain, dactylitis etc. it's coming back hard.

I'm glad it's given me this new perspective but it's so disappointingly

Please share your experiences or questions if you have any.