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Parotid Glands Swollen and Taste Distortion

In Jan I developed burning lipsChalazion
Cleft lip and palate
Cleft lip repair - series
Clubfoot
Coronary risk profile
Hdl test
Herniated nucleus pulposus
High blood cholesterol and triglycerides
Ldl test
Lipase test
Lipocytes (fat cells). Over the course of 2 months the nerveNerve biopsy
Nerve conduction velocity sensations moved to my tongueTongue tie, hard palette and upper throatCancer - throat or larynx
Throat swab culture. I had taste distortions (primarily excess sensitivity to salt). In months 3 and 4 the nerveNerve biopsy
Nerve conduction velocity irritation extended over my chinChin augmentation
Chin augmentation - series, cheeks and foreheadForehead lift
Forehead lift - series. My parotid glands became swollenSwollen glands and uncomfortable. The doctors have tried lamisilLamisil at athletes foot
Lamisil at jock itch
Lamisil topical, 2gm/day Valtrex and OmnicefOmnicef
Omnicef omni-pac with zero result. My immuneImmune globulin intramuscular
Immune globulin intravenous
Immune globulin subcutaneous results look normal apart from low IGg2 and very low IGg4. 500mg TetracyclineTetracycline
Tetracycline topical reduces the nerveNerve biopsy
Nerve conduction velocity sensations to minor crawling sensations within 3-5 hours and it lasts 30-36 hours - the hypothesis is that it is acting as an anti-inflammatoryCrohn's disease
Inflammatory bowel disease
Ulcerative colitis, thought 440mg Naproxyn sodiumSodium bicarbonate
Sodium biphosphate-sodium phosphate
Sodium hyaluronate
Sodium oxybate
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate
Sodium sulfacetamide ophthalmic
Sodium sulfacetamide-sulfur topical
Sodium sulfacetamide-urea topical has no appreciable effect. Still have minor nerveNerve biopsy
Nerve conduction velocity sensations when on TetracyclineTetracycline
Tetracycline topical and Parotid "fullness' and discomfort.

Running out of ideas and Doctors....

So is this likely to be (a) a chronicAcute vs. chronic conditions
Addison’s disease
Anemia of chronic disease
Cause of chronic bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis
Chronic cholecystitis
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome - resources
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia - microscopic view
Chronic motor tic disorder viralAcute hiv infection
Common cold
Croup
Hepatitis a
Pharyngitis - viral
Viral arthritis
Viral lesion culture
Viral pneumonia infectionAcute cytomegalovirus (cmv) infection
Acute hiv infection
Asymptomatic hiv infection
Athlete's foot
Breast infection
Cellulitis
Chlamydia infections in women
Common cold
Corneal ulcers and infections
Cystitis - acute bacterial
Ear infection - acute and if so how can i get a diagnosis and prognosis? or (b) autoimmuneAutoimmune disorders (i had Hashimoto's and my thryoid removed with LymphomaB-cell leukemia/lymphoma panel
Burkitt lymphoma
Chronic thyroiditis (hashimoto’s disease)
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Lymphoma, malignant - ct scan
Mediastinal tumor
Non-hodgkin's lymphoma
Primary lymphoma of the brain in 200) and not showing on the immunological testing? or (c) something completely different?

Suggestions on how to proceed very welcome.
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