Thanks so much for the warm welcome. I will definitely try to get involved. I see how important support is, in anything in life let alone a disease that many, including health care providers often cast doubt or false stereotypes on. I think "denial" should be a diagnostic criteria for fibro...
Excellent webpage discussing the research of links between Sjogrens and Fibro. They quote one study as estimating up to 55% of Sjogren's patients have Fibro as well. Hope this helps. :)
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I have had complete dentures by early 30's. Just letting people know I was also diagnosed with Sjrogren's.... doc said that is THE reason for the tooth and jaw erosions. It's autoimmune. Please have your docs look into it. :)
I had a complete set of dentures by the time I was in my early 30's. Jaw bone erosion was rapid. I was recently diagnosed with Fibro and Sjrogren's. Didn't realize a prime symptom of Sjrogren's is bone erosion including TMJ joint, jaw, and other joints of the body. It is an autoimmune condition...
Hi there,
My journey:
My mother had RA and used to tell me she was "crippled after I was born" and couldn't walk for weeks. I used to laugh at her silently and think she was being a little dramatic, couldn't believe that was true.
After my daughter was born, I was 29, I have head to toe...