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Random Swelling Of Side of Face
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| Stephanie Townsend 2005-01-13, 10:11 pm |
| Hi All -
I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable bunch.
She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her jaw
line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the side
of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will also
look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in
when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies -- it happens right after
she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen -- she
can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is that
it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with
the salivary glands. I know some of you have Sjoners (spell?) -- does that
happen to any of you? Just thought I would ask.
Thanks!!!
Stephanie
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| Stephanie Townsend wrote:
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> I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable bunch.
> She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her jaw
> line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the side
> of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will also
> look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in
> when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies -- it happens right after
> she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen -- she
> can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is that
> it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with
> the salivary glands.
could be...also could be infected tooth
J
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| Stephanie Townsend 2005-01-13, 10:11 pm |
| Could be -- the first time it happened on both sides of the face and she
went to the emergency room - she stumped the docs there. Strange...
"J" <example@example.net> wrote in message
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> Stephanie Townsend wrote:
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> could be...also could be infected tooth
> J
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| Timothy Luders 2005-01-13, 10:11 pm |
| On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:53:13 -0500, Stephanie Townsend wrote:
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> Could be -- the first time it happened on both sides of the face and she
> went to the emergency room - she stumped the docs there. Strange...
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> "J" <example@example.net> wrote in message
> news:41E72728.6D50CA9@execulink.com...
Sounds to me like a stone in a salivary gland. Just heard something like
that on the radio yesterday (I think). I'm certainly no expert so take my
guess with a grain of salt, please.
Timothy
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| Velma Crain 2005-01-15, 7:10 pm |
| Stephanie,
I would definitely have your friend check into Sjogrens Syndrome.
One of the symptoms is swollen salivary glands. I have Sjogrens and
recently had an infection in my salivary gland that caused my ear to
swell shut (I couldnt hear) the pain was intense. I had had many other
symptoms in the past but this was the one that finally caused my DR to
say yup you have Sjogrens!! I was given an antibiotic and lived on
Motrin for a few days!!
Frankie
Stephanie Townsend wrote:
>Hi All -
>
>I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable bunch.
>She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her jaw
>line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the side
>of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will also
>look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in
>when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies -- it happens right after
>she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen -- she
>can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is that
>it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with
>the salivary glands. I know some of you have Sjoners (spell?) -- does that
>happen to any of you? Just thought I would ask.
>
>Thanks!!!
>
>Stephanie
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| Shelagh 2005-01-15, 7:10 pm |
| "Velma Crain" wrote in message
> Stephanie,
> I would definitely have your friend check into Sjogrens Syndrome. One
> of the symptoms is swollen salivary glands. I have Sjogrens and recently
> had an infection in my salivary gland that caused my ear to swell shut (I
> couldnt hear) the pain was intense. I had had many other symptoms in the
> past but this was the one that finally caused my DR to say yup you have
> Sjogrens!! I was given an antibiotic and lived on Motrin for a few days!!
> Frankie
Ditto on what Frankie has said.
Sjogrens comes as a first dx in my mind too as I have had the salivary gland
problem (blocked and inflamed which worsens with aggravation; ie: eating)
with my dx of sjogrens, which is secondary to lupus along with raynauds.
Wishing good luck to her,
hugs, Shelagh
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| Stephanie Townsend 2005-01-16, 2:08 am |
| Thanks for the info -- I thought Sjogrens as well when I heard it. I don't
have that, so I wanted to opinions of people who have experienced symptoms
from it. Thanks for the info! I will pass it on...
Steph
"Shelagh" <noyb@myob.bc.ca> wrote in message
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> "Velma Crain" wrote in message
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> Ditto on what Frankie has said.
> Sjogrens comes as a first dx in my mind too as I have had the salivary
> gland problem (blocked and inflamed which worsens with aggravation; ie:
> eating) with my dx of sjogrens, which is secondary to lupus along with
> raynauds.
> Wishing good luck to her,
> hugs, Shelagh
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| In article <7fOdnVxec5C7uHrcRVn-tg@comcast.com>, Stephanie Townsend
<lerchy@hotmail.com> wrote
>Hi All -
>
>I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable bunch.
>She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her jaw
>line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the side
>of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will also
>look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in
>when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies -- it happens right after
>she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen -- she
>can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is that
>it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with
>the salivary glands. I know some of you have Sjoners (spell?)
Sjogrens - with two dots above the o if you're being posh
> -- does that
>happen to any of you? Just thought I would ask.
>
Yes it does. One cause is constriction of the tube that delivers the
saliva from the gland (you have 4 glands I think, or maybe its 6) into
the mouth. When saliva is produced it can't get out, so the gland
swells. Another is inflammation of the gland.
--
Andy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group]
See http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk for more!
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