Hello @britb88, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you have to wait until December to see a rheumatologist. I'm sure that you are not alone and there are others here on Connect with similar symptoms. While you wait for others to respond, you might want to scan through the discussions and comments by members on Lupus. Here is a link to the different discussions and member comments - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=could%20this%20be%20lupus.

The Lupus Foundation of America has some information that might be helpful. I did see that not everyone with Lupus are sensitive to sunlight. - https://www.lupus.org/resources/common-symptoms-of-lupus.

Are you able to get on a waiting list for your appointment with the rheumatologist in case there are cancellations?