Thanks for your quick and informative reply. I can’t tell you how many of those symptoms I have/had. The skin reactions in the past, chronic dry eye, doctors have looked into Sjogren’s a few times, dramatic visual changes with no cause found, unexplained joint pain. I can’t believe it. No one ever asked about artificial sweeteners, I never thought about a connection until recently. I thought I was really healthy. I exercise daily, eat very healthy, diet soda and Splenda were my only vices. I didn’t think they were great for me, but I had no idea. I didn’t consider it to be the cause until no one could figure out my thumb. When my plans to become a surgeon were jeopardized with the immobility of my dominant hand, I started looking into possible causes myself.
Thank you so much for your time and your knowledge. I really appreciate it!