Ankylosing Spondylitis
"I have had severe and debilitating whole back/shoulder/neck pain since I was 17 - I&#039;m now 27 and have always been very active. I was given Vimovo, which did not help all that much; and although Ibuprofen did help more (though not entirely), it was more dangerous for long-term use.

I had a false positive for the TB skin test - if this happens to you, ask for the TB Quanteferon test - it was $90 out of pocket, but came back with a 100% negative test result and I was able to take my first injection within that week - it&#039;s sad because I had the false positive in Oct 2013 and had to wait until mid-Feb 2014 to start on Simponi.

Simponi itself is wonderful.  Within hours, I felt no pain at all and had no side-effects.  I can put on socks again!"