tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96724982011-04-21T15:27:03.067-07:00Snippets"Against the Assault of Laughter, Nothing Can Stand" - Mark TwainKristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03520072956316118408noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672498.post-1103358479016815372004-12-18T01:26:00.000-08:002004-12-18T00:28:21.850-08:00My Diagnosis, and Other Random Acts of MedicineNovember 19, 2001: The date I was officially diagnosed with lupus. It went a little something like this:
Very Kind Doctor: “In order to treat your lupus effectively, we’ll need to…”
Me: “Wait a second. Lupus?”
Very Kind Doctor: “Well, your anti-DNA antibody is off the charts, and you can’t have that antibody and not have lupus. It’s diagnostic. When that antibody is present, we need not look any Kristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03520072956316118408noreply@blogger.com5