Sunday, April 7, 2013

The Basics....

The first things I wanted to know were:

*What exactly is Sjogren's Syndrome?
*What are the main symptoms?
*Do I agree that I might possibly have the symptoms?
*What are the long-term effects?

This is what I found on www.sjogrens.org:

Sjogren's Symdrome is a chronic autoimmune disease in which a person’s white blood cells attack their moisture-producing glands.

The characteristic symptoms are dry eyes and dry mouth

YES I DEFINITELY HAD THOSE!!!

Long Term Effects are best illustrated in this picture from http://www.sjogrens.org/images/stories/sjogrens_body.jpg

http://www.sjogrens.org/images/stories/sjogrens_body.jpg 


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