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
Expert: Amelia Yaussy Date: 6/10/2006 Subject: aarthritis in the ankles
Question Hello I have numbness in my feet because of nerve damage in my lumbar disc. I was wondering I have had this numbness for over a year about now, and I was at therapy to help my back , my back is still bad I know it will take a while, but on one of the excerises they had me step on a round thing they put on the floor well anyways I got throught with thearapy went to the store to buy some things for home with fiance all of a sudden he was pulling the car up for the grocerys while I was standing there my ankles were burning me so bad, it stunned me, and today I had the air conditioner on and my ankles were aching, . My quesiton to you can I get arthritis in the ankles because of feet are numb and the ankles are doing more work. Thank you so much for your time. diana
Answer I'm so sorry you're struggling with pain. There are many reasons this could be happening. The only way to diagnose osteoarthritis (the kind we get as we age where the joint wears away) is with an x-ray. There are also a lot of "soft tisse" problems, like tendonitis or muscle strain, that could be bothering you. See your doc soon for proper diagnosis and treatment. Hope you feel better soon!
