Stupid little pills. (Treatment post #4)
We went to the doctor today for a follow-up. (Yes, doctors need doctors too.) His name is Dr. Jaffy, and this was only our second visit to him. I was supposed to see him five months ago, but I stubbornly put it off until things got worse. (Doctors also make the worst patients.) "Worse" is what my hands look like today. As soon as I sat down in the clinic chair, Doc Jaffy took my knobby, red hands and gently tapped on the joints as he counted. "Looks like all your PIPs are inflamed." Proximal Inter-Phalangeal joint. PIP. Such a cute word but whenever my doctors bring it up, the context is never cute. "Where else?" he asked. I said, my knuckles, elbows, knees, and toes, and then felt kinda stupid for reciting them to him in this order like a kid. He put his finger to his masked chin and thought for a while. " Mag- biologics na nga tayo ," he said. Biologics are a class of drugs meant to suppress my immune system and keep it from attacking my own ...
This looks legit! :))
ReplyDeletewheres my room?
ReplyDeleteCheryl: I know right! :)) Totally legit! :))
ReplyDeleteAnon: ?_?
It looks ok man, dear.
ReplyDeleteat least you have your own bathroom now. it kinda looks ok to me.
ReplyDeleteI find the closet-under-your-bed thing really cool! Plus you have a bench! That is so awesome!
ReplyDeletethere is nothing cool about homesickness :(
ReplyDeleteim confused didnt yout post something after this? :(
ReplyDeletei'm confused too! i did post something. then it disappeared for some reason. it's back now though!
ReplyDeleteMay I know where is this new dorm in Xavierville? :)
ReplyDeleteOh, the picture in here is of my current room in Dormitoryana.
ReplyDeleteBut anyway, this new dorm is in Xavierville 1, as in the subdivision. It's near T.A.P.E., some GMA-affiliated office. :)