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Hi All – I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable bunch. She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her jaw line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the side of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will also look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies — it happens right after she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen — she can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is that it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with the salivary glands. I know some of you have Sjoners (spell?) — does that happen to any of you? Just thought I would ask. Thanks!!! Stephanie
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"Velma Crain" wrote in message > Stephanie, > I would definitely have your friend check into Sjogrens Syndrome. One > of the symptoms is swollen salivary glands. I have Sjogrens and recently > had an infection in my salivary gland that caused my ear to swell shut (I > couldnt hear) the pain was intense. I had had many other symptoms in the > past but this was the one that finally caused my DR to say yup you have > Sjogrens!! I was given an antibiotic and lived on Motrin for a few days!! > Frankie
Ditto on what Frankie has said. Sjogrens comes as a first dx in my mind too as I have had the salivary gland problem (blocked and inflamed which worsens with aggravation; ie: eating) with my dx of sjogrens, which is secondary to lupus along with raynauds. Wishing good luck to her, hugs, Shelagh
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Thanks for the info — I thought Sjogrens as well when I heard it. I don’t have that, so I wanted to opinions of people who have experienced symptoms from it. Thanks for the info! I will pass it on… Steph "Shelagh" <n…@myob.bc.ca> wrote in message
news:XTgGd.86654$8l.22640@pd7tw1no… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Velma Crain" wrote in message >> Stephanie, >> I would definitely have your friend check into Sjogrens Syndrome. >> One of the symptoms is swollen salivary glands. I have Sjogrens and >> recently had an infection in my salivary gland that caused my ear to >> swell shut (I couldnt hear) the pain was intense. I had had many other >> symptoms in the past but this was the one that finally caused my DR to >> say yup you have Sjogrens!! I was given an antibiotic and lived on >> Motrin for a few days!! >> Frankie > Ditto on what Frankie has said. > Sjogrens comes as a first dx in my mind too as I have had the salivary > gland problem (blocked and inflamed which worsens with aggravation; ie: > eating) with my dx of sjogrens, which is secondary to lupus along with > raynauds. > Wishing good luck to her, > hugs, Shelagh
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In article <7fOdnVxec5C7uHrcRVn…@comcast.com>, Stephanie Townsend <ler…@hotmail.com> wrote >Hi All – >I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable bunch. >She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her jaw >line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the side >of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will also >look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in >when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies — it happens right after >she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen — she >can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is that >it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with >the salivary glands. I know some of you have Sjoners (spell?)
Sjogrens – with two dots above the o if you’re being posh > — does that >happen to any of you? Just thought I would ask.
Yes it does. One cause is constriction of the tube that delivers the saliva from the gland (you have 4 glands I think, or maybe its 6) into the mouth. When saliva is produced it can’t get out, so the gland swells. Another is inflammation of the gland. — Andy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group] See http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk for more!
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Stephanie, I would definitely have your friend check into Sjogrens Syndrome. One of the symptoms is swollen salivary glands. I have Sjogrens and recently had an infection in my salivary gland that caused my ear to swell shut (I couldnt hear) the pain was intense. I had had many other symptoms in the past but this was the one that finally caused my DR to say yup you have Sjogrens!! I was given an antibiotic and lived on Motrin for a few days!! Frankie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Stephanie Townsend wrote: >Hi All – >I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable bunch. >She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her jaw >line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the side >of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will also >look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in >when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies — it happens right after >she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen — she >can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is that >it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with >the salivary glands. I know some of you have Sjoners (spell?) — does that >happen to any of you? Just thought I would ask. >Thanks!!! >Stephanie
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Could be — the first time it happened on both sides of the face and she went to the emergency room – she stumped the docs there. Strange… "J" <exam…@example.net> wrote in message
news:41E72728.6D50CA9@execulink.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Stephanie Townsend wrote: >> I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable >> bunch. >> She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her >> jaw >> line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the >> side >> of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will >> also >> look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in >> when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies — it happens right >> after >> she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen — >> she >> can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is >> that >> it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with >> the salivary glands. > could be…also could be infected tooth > J
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:53:13 -0500, Stephanie Townsend wrote: > Could be — the first time it happened on both sides of the face and she > went to the emergency room – she stumped the docs there. Strange… > "J" <exam…@example.net> wrote in message > news:41E72728.6D50CA9@execulink.com… >> Stephanie Townsend wrote: >>> I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable >>> bunch. >>> She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her >>> jaw >>> line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the >>> side >>> of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will >>> also >>> look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in >>> when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies — it happens right >>> after >>> she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen — >>> she >>> can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is >>> that >>> it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with >>> the salivary glands. >> could be…also could be infected tooth >> J
Sounds to me like a stone in a salivary gland. Just heard something like that on the radio yesterday (I think). I’m certainly no expert so take my guess with a grain of salt, please. Timothy
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Stephanie Townsend wrote: > I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable bunch. > She is having this strange swelling of the side of her face, around her jaw > line and sometimes up into her cheek. I looks like a tennis ball in the side > of her face where the jaw line meets the neck, and the cheek area will also > look swollen. The swelling lasts for about a day or two and is random in > when it occurs. They thought it might be allergies — it happens right after > she eats, but there is no consistency in which food makes it happen — she > can be fine eating it one time and not the next. The only constant is that > it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with > the salivary glands.
could be…also could be infected tooth J
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