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Sjogren’s Syndrome – Introduce yourself and meet others
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Dec 3, 2023 | Replies (621)Comment receiving replies
wow. you sound like me. i have more specialist appointments. several issues healthwise i need to get figured out. its hard because of course there is a wait to see these specialists and its hard .i just noticed the swollen glands/neck the other day. what is the "Evoxac"? i never heard of it. i am trying to do what i can to get by for now. my sinus dr. who i saw last week, at that time i was still trying to get a hold of the rheumotologist he referred me to so he ordered some autoimmune bloodwork. all 4 came back negetive one someone suggested to me its a sjorgens test i guess, ana it was negetive as was Rheumatoid igg, sedimentation Rate (ESR) and c- reactive protein, all negetive. so i know there is probobly more i need done but im baffled whyi have all these symptoms the sore throat with the swollen neck/ throat is the worst.
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Hello Eileen, Evoxac is a medication that helps your saliva glands maintain moisture in your mouth. The generic is Cevimeline capsule. See if you can google it or look it up on Medscape or Drugs.com. You can test negative on all the Sjogren's tests which are pretty much the same ones for rheumatoid arthritis which is called sero-negative rheumatoid arthritis when all the tests are negative but all the symptoms are present. (With all the other medical issues I have, my dear rheumatologist has had the rheumatology department in our health system eliminated therefore his job. What's going on with our medical system?)
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Lab tests for Sjögren’s can be negative in 20% of people who do have Sjögren’s. So you cannot dismiss the possibility of having Sjögren’s. I tested negative but was positive through a lip biopsy.