Marc's Sjogren's Site

About this website

My name is Marc Carson. I have an autoimmune condition known as Sjogren's Syndrome. Doctors have told me that Sjogren's affects "old Jewish ladies," but I'm a middle-aged guy and am not Jewish by heritage. This site contains my own notes about what I've learned while dealing with the very annoying symptoms of Sjogren's syndrome.

Major Symptoms of Sjogren's Syndrome include:

There are many other possible symptoms, but these are the symptoms I'll focus on most.

Why so dark?

This website is intentionally darker in color and hopefully a bit more gentle on the eyes than other websites, to make it easier to read for those suffering from vision impairments. When I was suffering from corneal erosions, I could not stand all of the white-background websites and wished for a way to make them darker and easier on the eyes.

Why this website?

I no longer regularly use any medications, over the counter or otherwise, to deal with my Sjogren's symptoms. I consider this a small victory.

Because I have had many little victories in coping with these symptoms, I made the decision to share my experiences and techniques.

I enjoy research and analysis, and will continue to attack Sjogren's back. I enjoy finding little ways to make it more tolerable and who knows—perhaps it can even be beaten entirely. I'm keeping an open mind.

A work in progress

August 20, 2018 Update

I am gradually adding what I've learned about Sjogren's Syndrome symptoms to this little site. I hope it can be helpful to those who suffer. For now I've started with Corneal Erosions, since I find those to be the most difficult symptom, personally.

—Marc Carson, Friendlyskies.net