You go in for a Pap, leave with Lupus..

OK yesterday I was blind sided a bit by something. I am finally in a position where I can go to the Dr. and take care of me. And so I did just that. I went to a Dr. and got a physical. You know, the normal stuff. Plus the normal stuff a woman my age should get checked every year. Only I haven't been to a Dr. in years. I get some tests done and when the results come back, I go back to the Dr. to hear the results.

She starts off with everything is fine. Everything is great. Except for one thing. I think you have Lupus.

Um. I sit there, kind of confused. I'm not even really sure what Lupus is.

Taking my silence as encouragement to continue, she explained why she came to that conclusion. She gives me a date and a prescription for more tests. She gives me homework, so to speak, for me to look up on the Internet. She almost forgets to give me the pap smear test before she sends me on my way. I had to remind her that's why I came to see her in the first place.

I'm so going for a second opinion if the tests come back with the same.

In the mean while, enjoy this pretty rose that is growing on the property.