Thanks for that info, @lizardlady! ... Makes me look forward to it even more!
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It turns out labs weren't 100% conclusive on the discoid lupus, but she highly suspects it so we did a biopsy on one of the lesions yesterday.

I was a brave little trooper ... Hate stuff like that ... !

We also had really good discussion regarding the arthritis in my hip.



If I can wrap my mind around it and work up my courage, steroid injections could help with the pain for now.

Surgery later though ... Much later ... Like after I retire!

She's also very supportive about the ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request and will verify necessity of it if contacted by my employer.