An observation about 'us'!

[HL in NY]

I came about it kinda backwards:

5 yrs ago I was diagnosed with NHL in my Right Parotid gland, (the Sjogren's lymphoma) and learned about Sjs then. "But I don't have Sjogrens" I would always say, and a friend who was also a doctor shrugged and said "Or you haven't be diagnosed yet".

Fast forward to this winter when I had such dry eyes and then developed severe joint pain. I knew Sjogren's was a possibility, but I honestly went to my Rheumy thinking it was RA. One blood test proved me wrong, and here I am. I jusst got incredibly lucky to have excellent doctos all the way through, from my GP, to my Onc/Hemo, to my Rhuemy. They all did the right things, asked the right questions and ran the right tests.