Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease. the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue. In SLE, the body's immune system produces antibodies against itself, particularly against proteins in the cell nucleus. SLE is triggered by environmental factors that are unknown. The course of the disease is unpredictable, with periods of illness alternating with remissions. SLE is treatable through addressing its symptoms. There is currently no cure.

12.20.2005

No Check-Ups For Now

I've been back in Manila for more than a week now.  Despite the constant reminders of my mother, I still haven't been to my doctor yet for a visit.  It's not really mandatory for me to come see my physician everytime I come home from a foreign assignment, but my relatives I guess want to be sure that I'm still fine and they don't see another episode of what happened to me last May.  I feel fine.  Some people say I grew thin, some say I grew fatter but the general consensus is that I look a-O.K..  I guess that's a source of comfort for now.  Actually since I got back I've been staying up late again, either due to traffic going home, or parties and dinners I've been going to with officemates and friends.  I haven't really regained the lost sleep I had on the flight home from Paris.  Compound that with the little amount of sleep I've been getting these past days and I'm pretty sure I won't have "acceptable" urinalysis, CBC, and ESR lab results.  So I think it's better that I don't see my doctor for a while.  In any case, I think she'll be on Christmas vacation too.