Can people with Sjogren work? What kind of work can they perform?
See how people with experience in Sjogren give their opinion about whether people with Sjogren can work and what kind of jobs are more appropriated for people with Sjogren
Yes, we can work, but it's easier if you are self employed because you are able to take breaks more often and rest the days that yo are not feeling so good. Prolonged fatigue causes us to work a bot slow most of the time.
You can definitely work but it is limiting.. However it depends how far along your illness is. I am an executive assistant and find midway through the day my eyes get super dry and I need to put eyedrops.
I started with symptoms at age 17. Doctors would blame it on hormones and blow it off. I finally asked my nurse practitioner to refer me to a rheumatoligist. She did and I was tested for Sjogren's. My bloodwork seems to show Lupus also, but I do not ...
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