Where was I when this thread started -- Oh! I remember. My heart was stopping. That kind of thing plays hell with your brain. Anyway -- glad that some of these problems have been resolved for my dear friends here. Sad about the ones that can't. Panicky about the ones, to do with farts and leaks, that might wait me and True-love.
Sjogren's syndrome is at least interesting. You never know where it will strike. And it has remissions. It attacks your salivary glands, makes your tongue burn, and maybe your teeth fall out. Your eyes -- and you squint through little bits of broken glass. Your optic nerve -- and there are flashes of silver around the edge of your vision. Your trigeminal nerve -- and you have episodes of the most intense pain known to Man or Woman. Your joints -- and you get arthritis. Your heart's electrical system -- and your heart stops. I'm one of the lucky ones. All of the manifestations, I have so far, are treatable. Some go away for long periods. My heart is now nudged into beating by a pacemaker. Sjogren's has kept away from my kidneys so far and only lightly touches my joints.
Mickey -- are you OK?
Thanks for the chance to have a rave, Susan.