Guest guest Posted May 27, 2000 Report Share Posted May 27, 2000 Dear Christie, Thanks, can you tell me more, I'm really not having terrible joint pains, just at the beginning and now and then on the left side of my chest, what more should I expect? And what about the fact that my blood tests for SSA and SSB came back OK? Thanks for any information, Judy Sjogrens question > > From: " judy " <baumelj@...> > (SNIP) > >In any event my doctor mentioned something called sjogren's syndrome which > I gather is an autoimmune disease (SNIP)I do have a slightly higher protein > in my blood I should take another test as I might still have it in some form. > > >Have any of you suffered with these symptoms? I mean really dry eyes > needing drops every half hour to an hour...feeling gritty when you get up in > the middle of the night to the bathroom, or the dry in and outside lips > (vaseline is helping). Do any of you have or know about sjogrens related or > unrelated to CFS? My doctor said that it would also explain the lowgrade > fever, occasional joint pains and extreme fatigue, > > I have sjogrens and have the dry eyes and mouth. It can also cause > arthritis. It is an autoimmune disease and the signs you mention are normal > for this syndrome. Are you under the care of a rheumatologist who treats > connective tissue diseases? > For more info see: http://www.sjogrens.org/ > > Take care, > Christie > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Old school buds here: > 1/4057/4/_/531724/_/959391968/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 HI ALL I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE SJOGRENS SUFFER WITH PAIN IN THE EYES AS WELL AS THE DRYNESS.. JOYCE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX take care lots of love Joyce xxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Joyce, If you mean eye socket pain, I have that. And sometimes I just have to keep my eyes closed...they feel like they're burning. Ugh! Cami --- In , joyce madine <joycemadine@y...> wrote: > > HI ALL > I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE SJOGRENS SUFFER WITH PAIN IN THE EYES AS WELL AS THE DRYNESS.. > > JOYCE > XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > > > take care > lots of love > Joyce > xxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------- > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 > > HI ALL > I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE SJOGRENS SUFFER WITH PAIN IN THE EYES AS WELL AS THE DRYNESS.. > > JOYCE > XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > > > take care > lots of love > Joyce > xxxxxxxxxxxx > HI ITS LYNN-I ALSO HAVE SJOGRENS AND MY EYES BURN ALOT AND THE INSIDE LOWER LID CAN GET PRETTY RED I USE RESTASIS EYE DROPS MY EYES DO NOT HURT BUT THE PAROTID GLAND IN MY FACE GET DRIED UP AND I GET THE WORSE FACE PAIN-IT GETS SO BAD THAT AFTER A WHILE IT BEOMES COMPLETELY NUMB FROM MY EYES DOWN-I USUALLY JUST HOT PACK MY CHEEKS ECT..AND END UP WITH A HUGE MIGRAINE THAT LAST FOR 3 DAYS....GO ONLINE TO THE SJOGRENS ASSOCIATION-YOU CAN GET THERE FROM WEB MD > --------------------------------- > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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