AboutAmelia Yaussy Expertise I can answer questions about systemic scleroderma and live and internet resources to help you cope with this disease. I have personal experince with scleroderma, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and Sjogren's Syndrome.
Experience I am a systemic scleroderma patient (12 years) and have been active in support online for nearly the same amount of time. I proposed the Usenet newsgroup alt.support.scleroderma and own the website ihavescleroderma.com.
Organizations I am a board member and volunteer for the Scleroderma Foundation, Ohio Chapter.
Publications Arthritis Today, Sept 1997, "A guide to the internet"
Education/Credentials International Webmasters Association, Web Technologies Certification
Awards and Honors Volunteer of the Year, Scleroderma Foundation, 2004; Advocacy Appreciation Award, Scleroderma Foundation, 2005
Question the doctor has called and told me my ANA bloodwork is very abnormal. i asked what exactly this is and he states this is testing for arthritis and wasn't really willing to explain any further and merely stated he was gonna run somemore bloodwork. could you please explain what this ANA test is and what it means. Thank you so much
Answer ANAs are Anti Nuclear Antibody tests. (You can search online for more information about them.) For scleroderma, positive ANAs only support a diagnosis from history, symptoms, and clinical observation. You didn't say what symptoms prompted you to see the doc and for him to run these tests.
