﻿{"id":4206,"date":"2022-08-10T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparthritis.ca\/?p=4206"},"modified":"2023-02-05T10:57:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T15:57:58","slug":"le-recit-de-marie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sparthritis.ca\/fr\/le-recit-de-marie\/","title":{"rendered":"Le r\u00e9cit de Marie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.17.4&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.17.4&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb-50px||||false|false\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.17.4&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_post_title author=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb date=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.17.4&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/sparthritis.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Marie-B-portrait.jpg\u00a0\u00bb align=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb force_fullwidth=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.4&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb locked=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.4&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>R\u00e9trospectivement, je crois que mes premiers signes de spondylarthrite ankylosante (SA) \u00e9taient il y a 25 ans, alors que j\u2019avais environ 40 ans. Je me souviens \u00eatre \u00e9tendue sur le sol et que mon dos \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s douloureux quand je me levais. Je ne m\u2019y attardais pas puisque tout revenait normal apr\u00e8s avoir march\u00e9 un peu. Vers 55 ans, je recevais des massages r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement et faisais de la physioth\u00e9rapie pour soulager mes douleurs musculaires. \u00c9trangement, une heure apr\u00e8s, \u00e0 la fin du massage, mon dos\u00a0\u00e9tait si rigide et endolori que j\u2019avais m\u00eame de la difficult\u00e9 \u00e0 me pencher pour m\u2019habiller. Mais l\u00e0 encore, je ne m\u2019en inqui\u00e9tais pas puisque \u00e7a disparaissait quand je me mettais \u00e0 bouger.<\/p>\n<p>Aujourd\u2019hui j\u2019ai 64 ans et ai re\u00e7u mon diagnostic de SA en d\u00e9cembre 2013. Je me remettais d\u2019une arthroplastie totale du genou quand je r\u00e9alisai que mon dos faisait vraiment mal. Je me disais que si au moins mon dos allait mieux, je pourrais me reposer plus et me remettre plus vite de ma chirurgie. J\u2019ai eu de la difficult\u00e9 avec mon dos pendant si longtemps, sans savoir pourquoi. C\u2019\u00e9tait tellement d\u00e9courageant. M\u00eame si je me sentais tr\u00e8s fatigu\u00e9e, je ne pouvais m\u2019asseoir, ne trouvant du confort qu\u2019en marchant ou en bougeant. J\u2019ai fait de la physio, mais quand j\u2019y allais c\u2019\u00e9tait devenu la blague, ils me demandaient : \u201cQu\u2019est-ce qui fait mal aujourd\u2019hui?\u201d j\u2019avais mal non seulement aux genoux et au dos mais aussi \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9paule, au cou, aux pieds, chevilles et poignets. Tout le monde savait que je faisais de l\u2019arthrose, mais personne ne soup\u00e7onnait la SA. C\u2019est mon m\u00e9decin de famille qui d\u00e9cida de non seulement re-tester pour la polyarthrite rhumato\u00efde (ce qui avait \u00e9t\u00e9 fait auparavant) mais aussi de faire le test pour l\u2019antig\u00e8ne HLA-B27. Ce fut positif.<\/p>\n<p>Je suis maintenant convaincue que j\u2019ai h\u00e9rit\u00e9 de la SA de ma m\u00e8re. M\u00eame si elle n\u2019a jamais pass\u00e9 de test pour la SA, elle a souffert de douleur au bas du dos presque toute sa vie. Elle \u00e9tait compl\u00e8tement courb\u00e9e pour les derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es de sa vie. Quel dommage que pendant toutes ces ann\u00e9es, c\u2019\u00e9tait consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme une maladie \u201cd\u2019hommes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Avant que je commence \u00e0 prendre le m\u00e9dicament biologique Simponi\u2122 en f\u00e9vrier 2014, j\u2019\u00e9tais\u00a0tellement \u00e9puis\u00e9e. Une heure apr\u00e8s m\u2019\u00eatre lev\u00e9e, d\u00e9sirant quitter la maison, je ne pouvais qu\u2019aller me recoucher en boule sur le sofa. M\u00eame si j\u2019\u00e9tais vraiment d\u00e9termin\u00e9e \u00e0 sortir de la maison, je n\u2019y arrivais pas. Je ne savais pas que l\u2019\u00e9puisement \u00e9tait une partie importante de la SA. Un jour j\u2019ai cru faire une crise cardiaque et j\u2019ai appel\u00e9 le 911. C\u2019\u00e9tait n\u00e9gatif, mais c\u2019\u00e9tait quoi? Je me sentais si seule et isol\u00e9e. Je n\u2019avais personne \u00e0 qui parler. J\u2019ai cherch\u00e9 sur Internet comme une dingue et j\u2019ai trouv\u00e9 par hasard que l\u2019Association canadienne de spondylarthrite pr\u00e9sentait prochainement un forum de patients de SA \u00e0 l\u2019h\u00f4pital Western de Toronto. Je devais y aller. Ils m\u2019ont dit que c\u2019\u00e9tait complet, mais j\u2019ai insist\u00e9, je devais \u00eatre pr\u00e9sente. La rencontre a chang\u00e9 ma vision des choses. J\u2019ai appris plus sur la SA et c\u2019est l\u00e0 que j\u2019ai rencontr\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois une autre dame atteinte de SA. Elle m\u2019a racont\u00e9e son histoire et a mentionn\u00e9 qu\u2019un de ses sympt\u00f4mes \u00e9tait aussi la sensation de faire une crise cardiaque. Quel soulagement ce fut pour moi. Je me suis finalement sentie comprise. Cela signifiait beaucoup pour moi.<\/p>\n<p>Je re\u00e7ois maintenant une injection de Simponi\u2122 aux deux semaines. J\u2019ai encore des probl\u00e8mes d\u2019arthrose au cou et aux genoux, mais la douleur au bas du dos et la rigidit\u00e9 s\u00e9v\u00e8re ont disparues. Quel soulagement. L\u2019\u00e9puisement extr\u00eame que je ressentais auparavant s\u2019est aussi dissip\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Je suis \u00e9tonn\u00e9e de voir que si peu de personnes connaissent la SA, particuli\u00e8rement les infirmi\u00e8res, physioth\u00e9rapeutes, ambulanciers et m\u00eame certains m\u00e9decins. Si seulement j\u2019avais \u00e9t\u00e9 test\u00e9e des ann\u00e9es plus t\u00f4t. J\u2019aurais aim\u00e9 que ma m\u00e8re le soit aussi pendant toutes ces ann\u00e9es de souffrance avant sa mort. Aujourd\u2019hui je comprends mieux sa douleur.<\/p>\n<p>Marie B.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.4&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.4&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb locked=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p><span>Vous pouvez lire plus d&rsquo;histoires de patients <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/vos-histoires\/\">en cliquant ici.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R\u00e9trospectivement, je crois que mes premiers signes de spondylarthrite ankylosante (SA) \u00e9taient il y a 25 ans, alors que j\u2019avais environ 40 ans. Je me souviens \u00eatre \u00e9tendue sur le [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.17.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.17.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_margin=\"-50px||||false|false\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.17.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=\"4.17.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" author=\"off\" date=\"off\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.17.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<\/p><p>In retrospect, I think the first signs of AS started about 25 years ago, when I was about 40 years old. I remember lying on the floor and my back was really stiff when I stood up. I never thought much about it as it would quickly disappear once I walked around.<\/p><p>Around 55 I was getting frequent massages and physio to ease the muscle aches in my body. Oddly, an hour later when the massage ended I found my back so stiff that it was difficult to even bend over to dress myself. But, once again I wouldn\u2019t worry about it, as it too would clear up once I got moving.<\/p><p>Today I\u2019m 64 and was diagnosed with AS in December 2013. I was recovering from a total knee replacement when I noticed my back was so sore. I thought if only my back felt better I could get more rest and recover faster.\u00a0I struggled with that back for so long, not knowing why. It was so discouraging.<\/p><p>Even though I felt really tired I couldn\u2019t sit, finding comfort only if I walked or moved. I did Physio, but when I went, it became a joke because they would ask me, \u201cWhat part of you hurts today?\u201d<\/p><p>I had pain not just in my knees and back but also in my shoulder, neck, feet, ankles and wrists. Everyone knew I had osteoarthritis but no one suspected that I had AS until my physician decided to not only re-test again for rheumatoid arthritis (it had been done previously) but also test for the HLA-B27 antigen. It was positive.<\/p><p>I am now certain that I inherited AS from my mother.<\/p><p>Although she was never tested for AS, she suffered lower back pain most of her life. She was totally bent over the last few years of her life.<\/p><p>What a shame that during all those years it was considered a \u201cman\u2019s\u201d disease.<\/p><p>Before I started taking the biologic Simponi\u2122 in February 2014 I was so exhausted. I\u2019d be up for only an hour, determined to get out, but instead I crumpled back onto the couch.<\/p><p>No matter how determined I would be I could not get myself out the door. I did not realize exhaustion is a big part of AS. One day I thought I was having a heart attack and called 911. It was negative but what was it? I felt so alone and isolated. I knew no one I could talk with.<\/p><p>I searched the Internet like crazy, and came across the Canadian Spondylitis Association\u2019s AS Patient Forum coming up at the Toronto Western Hospital. I had to go. They said they were sold out, but I insisted that I had to be there.<\/p><p>The forum changed my outlook. I learned more about AS and it was where I met for the first time another lady who has\u00a0AS. She told me her story, and mentioned that one of her symptoms was the feeling of having a heart attack too. What a relief that was for me. I finally felt understood. It meant a lot to me.<\/p><p>I\u2019m now on one Simponi\u2122 injection every two weeks. I still have issues with osteoarthritis in my neck and knees, but the lower back pain and severe stiffness have disappeared. What a relief. I also no longer feel the extreme exhaustion I did before.<\/p><p>It amazes me how few people have ever heard of AS, particularly nurses, physiotherapists, paramedics, and some doctors too. I wish I was tested years earlier. I wish my mother was too in all those years before she passed away. Today, I have a better understanding of her pain.<\/p><p><em>Marie B.<\/em><\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.17.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.17.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.17.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<\/p><p><strong>This story is a part of an ongoing feature on Young Adults, as part of our Arthritis Awareness Month. 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