Charcot's joint

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Has anyone on this forum ever suffered with Charcot's joint? My right

ankle (outer ankle bone) has been swollen with some redness and

painful for about 3 weeks now. The more weight bearing I am on it,

the worse it hurts. I have been reading up on Charcot's joint on

different web sites and my ankle fits the description. I have not

injured my ankle, so I know it's not from an injury.

I cannot get in to the neurologist until Dec. 6 (He only works the MDA clinic

once a month). My primary care physician looked at it the other day, but he

didn't say much. He knows that I do not have medical insurance so probably

didn't want to order x-rays. Hopefully, the MDA will pay for x-rays. I told

him I thought it was probably arthritis and then later I looked up Charcot's

joint and I started wondering if this is what is actually happening to my ankle.

If anyone has had any experience with this, please let me know what your

symptoms were, etc.

Thank you,

Holly