After more than a month of hibernation, I finally made it to my rheumatologist for my follow up check up. He asked me to be back on December 18th but circumstances prevented me from seeing him then.
Anyhow, I went straight to him after my pm duty. After a rough night, losing my cell phone to a pickpocket, having my bag slashed and having 2 level 2 patients one of which almost coded.
I told my doctor that I have stopped taking all my medications except for the steroids and calcium supplement. I told him that I tried to observe if there would be improvement in my crea-protein ratio, proteinuria and hematuria and cholesterol without popping any pills.
He was not pleased to learn about it. He told me that just because the lab results has showed decrease in abnormal values, it does not mean that non-compliance to medication contributed to it. In fact, he emphasized that I may not be manifesting symptoms of exacerbations because the potency of my medications is still there and once it has drained out, I could expect for the worse.
Seriously, it did not scare me at all. I am too tired of living on medications. I just let him scribble prescriptions and asked me to go back after two weeks with my latest lab work up results.
I went out, with strong faith that God will be my greatest healer. I will leave it all up to him. I will just continue to be on steroids and simvastatin. I will also maintain my sambong tea and buko juice intake.
God, be my healer.