SLE

I know that I posted something on here about my alopeica areata, so you all know about that. Along with the hair loss, I've been having some pretty bad joint pain in my wrists, ankles, and elbows, a very strange rash on my face that looked like patches of shiny, dry skin, and the worse fatigue I've ever had. The fatigue and joint pain have been going on for years, off and on. I always attributed the joint pain to working in a coffee shop, and anyone who's operated a manual espresso machine for a week straight can attest to that.

Long story short, I finally had some (read: a lot) of blood work done and had an appoitment on Wednesday to get my results, and it looks like I have systemic lupus.

Awesome.

A co-worker of mine heard the news when I got back to work on Wednesday, and on Thursday morning I had this note at my computer. It made my day. =)
I've had all of my tests plus a few more re-done, and I'm waiting to see if these show the same things, then it's off to a lupus specialist.

If you don't know what lupus is, read about it here.

As if your day wasn't already exciting enough!