My Main Symptoms
Many of these symptoms stay constant, and some come and go. Some days are worse than others, and some days I feel "normal". I've learned that I will have "flares" (periods of time where I feel worse and the disease is in high activity). But, with treatment and lifestyle adjustments, I'm confident that I can start minimizing the flairs.
Brain fog / short term memory issues
Tingling in chin, lower lip, tongue
Fatigue
Lack of taste / metallic taste
Always thirsty
Chronic cough
Scratchy throat
Globus - feeling of something stuck in your throat (due to lack of moisture)
Choking feeling
Pressure in chest
Scratchy eyes
Itchy ears
Reoccurring sinus infections
Tingling in extremities
Flu like symptoms - muscle and body aches
FatigueHot/sweaty at night time
Bruising on extremities without injury
I should also mention, Google and the first rheumatologist I saw said that the "classic" symptoms are dry mouth and dry eyes. As you can see, I have many more symptoms than those, and those "classic" symptoms really aren't a huge issue to me. My main issues are the brain fog, fatigue, tingling and the breathing/choking feelings. As you can see in my symptoms, they can definitely be symptoms of many other things … common colds, viruses, or many other autoimmune diseases. Rheumatology is a medical progression that is truly a puzzle. There are not many tests that say "Aha! You are positive for 'X' disease!" You must take all the tests and symptoms into consideration.
If you want to read more about this disease, here is a great resource...
-Stefanie-
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