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Howard and Hope

2006-07-02, 4:28 pm

Hi, Hope here again..they took blood to check for Sjogrens testing, Can
someone fill me in on this? Thanks

William R Thompson

2006-07-02, 4:28 pm

"Howard and Hope" wrote:

> someone fill me in on this? Thanks


Here are some places to start:

http://www.sjogrens.org/

http://www.medicinenet.com/sjogrens...ome/article.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/...nssyndrome.html

--Bill Thompson


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2006-07-02, 4:28 pm

Howard and Hope wrote:
>Hi, Hope here again..they took blood to check for Sjogrens testing, Can
>someone fill me in on this? Thanks

Hi Howard and Hope,
I've had Sjogrens for 8 years. It's an autoimmune disease, makes you tired,
and you have dry eyes, mouth, for females, dry vaginal area. Its not painful,
no cure, no real treatment, occassionally your limp nodes will swell, and be
uncomfortable. Hope this helps.

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kassie via MedKB.com

2006-07-02, 4:28 pm

kassie wrote:
>Hi Howard and Hope,
>I've had Sjogrens for 8 years. It's an autoimmune disease, makes you tired,
>and you have dry eyes, mouth, for females, dry vaginal area. Its not painful,
>no cure, no real treatment, occassionally your limp nodes will swell, and be
>uncomfortable. Hope this helps. Its sometimes referred to as a "cousin" to R/A.


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