This segment would focus on the auto immune disease Sjogren's Syndrome. Until I was diagnosed, I had never heard of this before. I went to the doctor because I thought I might have diabetes. Because my mouth was ALWAYS dry, I was drinking abnormal amounts of water (no matter how much water ...
This segment would focus on the auto immune disease Sjogren's Syndrome. Until I was diagnosed, I had never heard of this before. I went to the doctor because I thought I might have diabetes. Because my mouth was ALWAYS dry, I was drinking abnormal amounts of water (no matter how much water I drank, the dry mouth did not go away). Anyway, the doctor said I did not have diabetes but that my rH factors were high and asked if anyone in my family had rheumatoid arthritis (RA). He referred me to a rheumatologist who ruled out RA and Lupus (also auto immune diseases) but diagnosed me with Sjorgen's Syndrome. This segment would discuss the symptoms of Sjogren's and some of the side effects of the symptoms (such as dry mouth being dangerous for oral health...within 1 year I had 5 cavities and I brush and floss daily). In addition, possibly discuss other parts of the body that can be/are affected (eyes, organs, etc) We can then focus on treatments for sjorgen's.