@fearthefuzzybear
Nope, blood work and salivary gland biopsy (they took 18 chunks out of my gland that won’t grow back!) are pointing towards Sjögren's syndrome, which—to quote the Johns Hopkins site—is a ”systemic disease and may also lead to nervous system, lung, gynecologic, kidney and blood disease.” It primarily effects the salivary glands and tear ducts, leading to dental decay (gosh, this explains a lot!). It’s also quite common for it to double team with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, or fibromyalgia, and I’m eager to hear back from my rheumatologist because I can’t help but suspect the latter to be the cause of my constant headaches and wrecked neck/upper back.
Admittedly I haven’t gotten The Official Diagnosis yet, but it’s looking quite likely at this juncture, so....
Yay?
