Guest guest Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Well, I finally got enough $$ together and ordered the saliva testing. I ordered the ZRT kit so that I could do the spot blood tests for thyroid too. I just looked through the kit materials this morning and discovered that the saliva testing is collecting saliva NOT swabbing saliva. I didn't realize this; I thought it would be cheek swabbing, like when you do the genetic testing for celiac/gluten. My problem is -- I don't have enough saliva to spit! I have very very very bad dry mouth... and dry eyes, dry everything. I think the dry mouth is partly a side effect of the pain meds I take, but one of my docs is also starting to consider Sjogren's. I can't function at all (like can't get out of bed can't function) if I don't take the meds, so it's not like I could stop for a few days to produce some saliva. Also, if I really do have early Sjogren's, there wouldn't be any anyway. So, how am I ever going to collect half a tube full?????? Let alone do it 4 times the same day? Is the Diagnos-tech test the same way? Has anyone else with this problem been able to do the test? Have I just wasted $200????? Any ideas on how to produce saliva? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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