I am 55 years old. I have lived with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) since I was age 18. I was also diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 50. When I was diagnosed with AS, the miracle drug was Motrin! While I stayed as active as I could, (mostly water exercise over the years) I ended up needing my left hip resurfaced in November of 2014. And, due to the rigorous physical therapy to try to bring the left hip back, my right hip gave out and I had right hip resurfacing in April of 2015. Needless to say, my entire body went into an inflamed status after the April surgery. Right now I am 9 weeks post op and with steroids and my Remicade infusions, I am only exercising in the water. I also walk with a cane. I need to also say that with my right hip having to be done, my left hip had not healed enough and thus declined some. So, I am back to the beginning essentially with both hips. I been off work since November. While I always read about very active folks doing well from this surgery, while I am doing well,my underlying issues make my recovery very slow. Are there others out there like me?