Doctor, I am a 25 year old female. I was diagnosed with scleroderma 3 years ago. I developed a ''scar'' on my abdomen (in the shape of a kiss interestingly enough, it's funny) a few months prior. I then developed one on my breast (covers about 1/3 and deformed it,) so I went to the doctor. After they finally stopped giving me fungus creams that didn't work (Lol!), they did a skin biopsy and discovered it was scleroderma, which they confirmed through bloodwork. The only one I've had since then is a small one above my lip. I do, however, have joint pain. Sometimes I wake up and can't move my fingers. It's painful and sometimes it takes quite a while to regain movement. My joints get stuck; especially my elbows. I finally went to the specialist about a year ago, who says he thinks it's simply morphea and I have nothing to worry about. He didn't run any tests, and ignored the joint pain. (He also asked me if I've done meth because of my bad teeth, which I have never touched in my life! I couldn't believe it!) When I was a child, for years, I had pain in my ankles and they would crack constantly, as in with every step. They still do it, but not quite as much. Whenever I rotate my wrists, elbows,ankles, etc. they make grinding and cracking noises. My question is this: What are the chances that I have rheumatoid arthritis? How would I know if it's rheumatoid arthiritis, or if I just have bad joints?