Sjogren's Syndrome Support Group
Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and saliva. It also associated with rheumatic disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, and it is rheumatoid factor positive in 90 percent of cases.

SharonC
is anyone else experiencing nausea? Mine got so bad that I had my gallbladder removed last Friday. I prayed it would stop, but here I am 5 days post op and the nausea is back. I have tried to be positive and upbeat for the past several months and even avoided this site so I wouldn't dwell on my condition, but now I feel completely broken and defeated. Has anyone else experienced severe nausea that lasts for weeks? Anything that helps?
twinmomab
I get a lot of nausea too, so sorry I can't really help, but you aren't alone. The doctor prescribed me something for it, and I found it made me feel sick, but a lot of people love it. Ask you doctor for a nausea script. Your rheumy should be familiar with doing that. Good luck.
SharonC
Thanks twinmomab. BTW I am a twin! I'm going to call my rhuemy. I know I need to anyway because I have been getting so much worse, but I think I was actually afraid that once more, nothing could help me. Avoiding more disappointment isn't going to help though. I have to keep trying.
twinmomab
I know how you feel on putting it off and not wanting to go through all of the disappointment again. You have to keep trying, it's imperative for your health mentally and physically. Keep me posted, I would love to see what they say and how you are dealing. I don't think avoiding this site is going to make your life seem rosy, come here for familiar faces and trials. It helps me so much. I wish you lived near me, maybe you could give me some helpful twin facts on raising my wild girls. :-) I'm curious are you close to your sister in the adult years? Thinking of you.
gill1234
As part of my sjogren's my main symptoms have been of the pancreas. Like you I had my gallbladder removed as part of the years of diagnosis tangents about 10 years ago. The pancreas is an exocrine gland just like salivary glands, etc. You may be experiencing some transition of symptoms to the pancreas for any flare up of that gland generates extreme nausea. Was my symptom for years and I have full chronic pancreatitis as part of sjogren's. With a follow up with your GI you might inquire to do some further testing on the pancreas. You'll see it noted on the SJS foundation site.
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