Questions & Answers

I would appreciate any and all personal accounts of suffers of sjogren's syndrome please.
How to be properly diagnosed... symptoms... treatments...and any other illness that piggybacks with it such as fibromyalgia, arthritis etc ...
Thank you in advance.

Today I am Grateful I have found so many new friends here on this site. Especially @A MyChronicPainTeam Member who has become very much a friend and who I respect greatly. Cheryll your empathy, intelligence, kindness and caring shine through daily regardless of how you are feeling.

Hi there. I have both osteoarthritis in both my knees as well as sciatica in my lower back, and I've been noticing lately that whenever I have pain flareups from both conditions, I have swelling in my legs, especially in my calves. Could either of these conditions be causing that?

I have Scoliosis, and recently developed Cervialgenic neck inflammation and clicking of bones and heated headaches of the skull. I want to know if anyone has suffered from this, and what they are doing to help themselves. I have tried acupuncture and trigger point injections. I cannot be on ANY N-saids meds, and Rx drugs to due getting dizzy and problem of falling. I try to stretch, but the pain is overwhelming and it is difficult for me to function at times.

Is Excedrin Migraine the same thing as Fioricet? Ive tried all the triptans, they dont work... Dr says Im running out of options but he doesn't want to prescribe Fioricet... Ugh am I missing anything??

I have fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis. I am on standard treatment. Pain meds, Cymbalta and Lyrica. They help but I cannot do normal daily activities without a great deal of pain. I would like to try medical marijuana but don’t know if that is possible in the state of GA.

In many post i road some information about social security's. I know in Holland it is really well arranged How is that in America ? or Australia ? Here in holland we pay 130 euro of sickness costs every mounth i got all my medical care for it even my fysio therapy twice a week or surgery if its nessacerry . I am accepted as a disabled person by my city so i get substitiesed cabs and my step financed they didn t gave me ( i also didn t ask ) housework help, because i am not alone and my husband… read more

I'll wake up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat, my pillow soaked and my clothing sticking to me. In so much pain it feels like I'm dying. This can't be normal for M.A.S. or can it?