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Lately i have been waking up at night with horrid rib and sternum pain as well as heel pain. could it be ankylosing spondylitis related?
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AS : Not frequent but posible to be 50 female and with as . But if the diagnosis is as , those are places that as, manifests with these symptomns.
Answered 3/5/2015
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Ankylosing spondylitis: If you have already been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, then more than likely those additional symptoms in your chest and heell can be direct directly related to that diagnosis. Consult your rheumatologist for answers.
Answered 3/5/2015
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