It seems like you can get more American songs in Europe, but it's seems pretty close to impossible to find European songs here legally.

I went in for a lupus check-up with Dr. Goel this morning. I checked out well - it looks like I'm in remission again! That's the best news that I've gotten all year. She'll see me again in December, and if I'm still in remission, I'll only be checking in twice a year ( Read more... )

I react so easily.

I stayed up way too late last night with Jeff meeting his friends Marcus and Ryan so I'm a zombie at work.

I'm not working OT this week. I'm going directly home for a nap. TGIF.

My retirement is bouncing back - WOOT!

I did my first self-injection last night. I was terrified, but I did it. And, it wasn't bad at all. I didn't realize that it wasn't a big deal. The nurse explained that inserting the needle isn't really that bad. I felt a poke as it passed through my skin, but I didn't feel much aside from that - didn't feel it poking through muscle which took me ( Read more... )

I think that I'm a little more comfortable about learning how to give myself injections today. When I put it into perspective, it's not as tough to think about. It's only one minute out of each week. I wonder how my body will react to methotrexate injections. Dr. Goel says that I shouldn't get as sick as I do on the pills because my body will ( Read more... )

Dr. Goel and I finally chatted. She wants to up my dosage of methotrexate by 50% - by injection. She told me over lunch and I panicked and left work to freak out at home. I'm terribly afraid of needles. I'm just starting to get used to getting my blood drawn and now I have to give myself a shot every week. On Thursday, I'll learn how. Jeff is going ( Read more... )

I've been off of prednisone for about 5-6 weeks now. It's been great not having heartburn, but I noticed a week out of the chute that my energy level had dropped dramatically. Within two weeks, my fingers were starting to swell again. The inflammation creeped into my wrists, then my elbows, to my shoulders, down to my knees, my ankles, and feet. My ( Read more... )

OKAY! So, I could totally do school if I didn't have STUPIDass lupus!!! I'm only $4K short on funding which I could take in loans. God... I'd pop out of school with about $60K of debt, but it would totally be worth it. Can you imagine me, degree in hand? Can I imagine me working on urban planning projects? Oh, man. I can and it excites me!