Good morning,
I hope i prounouned that right. my sinus doctor who i went to for repeated sinus infections which i have been on like 4 different antibiotics which never really helped. i did have a ctscan of my sinuses he said it only showed mild sinus issues. bigger problem which he referred me to a rheumotologist is for sjorgens syndrome. honestly i was hoping it was just allergy related(which i go through in october) but he mainly referred me due to extremely dry mouth which just seems to be getting worse. i drink as much and a lot of water and non caffeine drinks as i can and i constantly have to drink because my mouth is so dried out, sore throat also(i have no more tonsils) and then yesterday i noticed my glands were a bit swollen and it was almost impossible to eat even though i was really hungry. my rheumotology appt if you can believe isnt until feb. there is no way with all this i can wait that long. i see a new pcp not far from this sinus dr. my husband insists i ask for a mri of my throat and glands i cannot wait. im just gonna try to get through the next 2 weeks. since dr's for the last yr havent listened to me im hoping they will let him in to this appt. i also have hypothyroidism which was out of whack for several months but my levels now seem back to normal. i was also diagnosed with linear endrocine cell hyperplasia with the possibility of autoimmune gastritis but then after that GI blew me off so seeing a new one in boston in nov. i dont have faith in that so i want himto redo all the testing but this swollen glands/mouth thing is driving me crazy. anyone here with similiar symptoms or have sjorgen syndrome? did you have a mri or go to a rheumotologist to be diagnosed? can a pcp diagnose you or do you need to see a rheumotologist? any feedback would be much appreciated/ thank you.