I am 68 and suffer from severe joint pain. But there is something new going on. The right side of my face seems to be caving in...very gradually, but the left side is tender to the touch. My left nostril is filled with bloody mucus when I wake up. I am losing my hair...by the handsful. My abdominal muscles are more painful than I can remember, I have just had a case of thrush, and now I have an extremely sensitive gum in one area of my mouth. Maybe all of these symptoms are totally unrelated, but I would really like to know! The very worst thing to deal with is the dry mouth--so dry that my lips, teeth and tongue are all stuck together.