Hello, I just joined this forum because I
have a problem that has been going on
since january of 2006 and no doctor can
seem to figure it out yet. Out of the
blue the right side of my face started to
swell up. It seems like I have a weird
lump that keeps going up and down on the
right side of my face under my eye. I
keep having weird pain in my upper teeth
once in a while and they jump from the
right side to the left side and back. I
thought that I had a bad tooth and teeth.
I went to a dentist and he referred me to
an endodontist which referred me to an
oral surgeon. My results were that all my
teeth check vital and its something else,
maybe a blocked duct. I have had
sialograms, ct scans, mri, done of my
whole head. The result was that I was
only born with one parotid duct. I am
missing one of my left side of my face,
but I have one on the right side. I ask
myself, if that is the case and I have
been like this all my life, then why all
of a sudden if this happening. On top of
that, my blood platelets have been low for
the past 3 months, they are stuck at 119.
Also I do have acne and seboherea
dermatitis on the face. I take differin
and benzyclin for the acne. Alcometasone
diprotionate for the dermatitis. I also
take tetracycline for the acne. I am 21
years old and I have no clue why this is
happening to me. I have a job, workout,
and go to college. I had a bone marrow
test done to check and see if I have itp.
My blood is making b-12 and folic acid
which makes platelets, but the problem is
where are they going. Could it be
associated with anything my facial
swelling. Could it be I have a bad tooth
or teeth because it doesn't hurt when I
chew or anything, just on and off pain.
The swelling fluxuates as well, it goes up
and down. I hope some one can point me to
the right direction because I just want to
enjoy a normal life, finish school, and
not have these weird problems. Thank you
all and I greatly appreciate it.
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CathM
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 23
Posted: 11-14-06 14:13pm
I could be sjogren's syndrome. At least
swelling of the patroid gland is a symptom
of the syndrome.
