A Lupus Confession: Fog in the Bathroom
After a long day at work, I had an appointment this afternoon. As soon as I got to the office, I needed to use the restroom. So I rushed in before an assistant came to guide me back to be seen. I get into the restroom and get ready. I was getting ready to tinkle. I’m holding the first flow and getting some tissue settled to wipe myself really, really clean. A nice clean wipe was what I was concentrating on as I was looking for the “little cup” to fill up. I was inquisitively looking around the restroom and trying not to experience bladder leakage at the same time.
Many who have been living with lupus for awhile are very familiar with the term “lupus fog” while others who are newly diagnosed do not yet understand that their sudden forgetfulness, or trouble making sense of once common things Click To TweetI looked and turned and looked and wondered, “Where did I place the little pee-pee cup? I need to get out of here because the assistant is outside the door waiting on me to come out to guide me to my room.” Then all of a sudden I realized why I couldn’t find the little cup and its lid. I went ahead and finished my business. I then washed and dried my hands through my lupus fog.
Next, I proceeded to exit the restroom to meet back up with the assistant that was waiting to take me to my assigned waiting room for the doctor. I sat in the chair. The assistant placed the paper-based bib around me and proceeded to get the tools ready for my dentist to check my teeth.