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Possible Lupus and Getting An Appointment

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Oct 12, 2018 | Replies (7)
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Hi, @nikohl7 - I don't work in appointments at all, but what I understand is that if you started in Mayo Clinic General Internal Medicine (GIM), you could be referred to Rheumatology at Mayo, or if you get a definitive diagnosis from your primary at home, you should not have a problem getting in.

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nikohl7 | @nikohl7 | Oct 12, 2018

I’m just afraid I’ll be stuck in the same situation. Closest Mayo Clinic location is an 8 hour drive from where I live. I’ve been seeing internal medicine in my home town, she believes I might have lupus however won’t make a diagnosis based on the fact my lab work as been inconsistent and negative for autoimmune markers, though I was on steroids when the tests were taken. I’m just afraid of having to go back and worth for multiple doctors visits, especially now with the current cardiac involvement that has sent me to the ER twice now.

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