Sick People Need Jobs Too

May 22, 2013

Need a sick worker? I’m your girl! If being sick was a requirement for a job I’d be a shoo-in. Here are my credentials: Eczema from grade school to early college that cause me to develop thick skin literally and figuratively and get called chocolate chip legs. Awesome. Age 18: Ovarian cysts … hmmm that might have been TMI, lol. Age 25: Teratoma, a rare mass of tissue that decided …

Stash your pills

April 22, 2013

What do you know… guess who left their prednisone at home. **Heavy sigh** That would be me. Though it has its share of monstrous side effects (weight gain, mood swings, etc.) it has proven to be a wonder drug for keeping my pain at bay. Bad enough I was already feeling achy before I got to work and of course the A/C in the office was cranked to the max. …

My Not-So Secret Secret

April 11, 2013

We were in the kitchen when he outed me. It was innocent enough. I complained about having to eat peanut butter crackers for breakfast. In my grogginess I forgot to throw my Nutrigrain bar in my purse. He was making coffee. “So… I hope I’m not being too intrusive… but I saw that you had a lupus sticker on your car. Do you know someone with lupus?” Oh snap. I knew …

The Doctor’s Visit

March 28, 2013

That’s a nice scarf, she said. I guess the compliment wouldn’t have been so awkward if it hadn’t come seconds after my primary care doctor told me it was unlikely for me to have a healthy pregnancy. I mean… my scarf was brown and cotton. It wasn’t even that hot and definitely wasn’t high fashion. The awkward moment started when we discussed my creatinine levels, which measures how well your kidneys …

Undercover Pill Popper

March 20, 2013

I had an interesting encounter at work. My cubicle is in the back and pretty obscure from the view of my co-workers. So, at times, after I take my morning meds I leave the pill bottle out on my desk.I just started this job not too long ago, so I haven’t officially disclosed that I have lupus. I feel like I have to prove myself as an employee first. You …