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About Amelia 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.

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I am a board member and volunteer for the Scleroderma Foundation, Ohio Chapter.

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Arthritis Today, Sept 1997, "A guide to the internet"

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International Webmasters Association, Web Technologies Certification

Awards and Honors
Volunteer of the Year, Scleroderma Foundation, 2004; Advocacy Appreciation Award, Scleroderma Foundation, 2005

 
   

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Topic: Rheumatology (including Arthritis)



Expert: Amelia Yaussy
Date: 2/3/2007
Subject: Lab tes

Question
I have been trying to find information about a lab test I had draw.  My Rheumatologist has been trying to diagnose me with an autoimmune disease but I don't feel like he is helping me.  Do you know what a high SSA lab level indicates?

Answer
This website explains ANA blood tests, used for diagnosing autoimmune diseases.  There's an explanation of the SSA, used in diagnosing Sjogren's Syndrome, about halfway down:
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ana/test.html

The hallmark symptom in Sjogren's is dry mouth and dry eyes, but it can also cause fatigue and joint pain. You can read more about Sjogren's Syndrome here:
http://sjogrens.org/

Hope this helps!  

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