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
J - 14 Jan 2005 01:58 GMT
> 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
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> it always happens immediately after eating. I was thinking something with
> the salivary glands.
could be...also could be infected tooth
J
Stephanie Townsend - 14 Jan 2005 01:53 GMT
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...
>> I am posting for a friend of mine because you are all a knowledgable
>> bunch.
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> could be...also could be infected tooth
> J
Timothy Luders - 14 Jan 2005 02:06 GMT
> 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...
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>> 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
Velma Crain - 15 Jan 2005 19:14 GMT
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
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Shelagh - 15 Jan 2005 22:34 GMT
"Velma Crain" wrote in message
> Stephanie,
> I would definitely have your friend check into Sjogrens Syndrome. One
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> 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
Stephanie Townsend - 16 Jan 2005 05:00 GMT
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
> "Velma Crain" wrote in message
>> Stephanie,
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> Wishing good luck to her,
> hugs, Shelagh
Andy - 16 Jan 2005 17:50 GMT
>Hi All -
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>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.

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