Yes, Cara, I sent that link for you. I have Sjogrens and belong to that forum. What question do you want me to ask?

And to answer your question about the dry mouth. Yes dry mouth and tongue can be extremely painful. Mine hurts so badly that my diet is severely restricted because of it. If a mouth is very dry, it will look coated. Mine does and no amount of brushing the tongue does any good. Just makes the tongue hurt more. You can actually see cracks in my tongue and my mouth stays raw from where my teeth rub it.

And you are right autoimmune diseases usually come in two's. I have RA and Sjogrens. Some of the other members have autoimmune thyroid disease and Sjogrens. There are more combinations. It would be worth while to have her evaluated by a rheumatologist.

Billye