He didn' t know I don't think although I did ask him, but because the CRP was so high he referred me to a neurologist, who also wondered why not a rheumatologist. BUT the neurologist also thought it to be PMR, but we had to do some blood work to rule out Lyme disease, because I had been bitten around the same time. So the Lyme was negative, but the CRP was 42. something. It's been four months since I woke up with the pain in my arms and shoulders. Now in my hip flexors, hips and back of thighs. My hands both now have what appears to be carpal tunnel. So splits on them. Fingers are so sore, feeling kind of numb and very stiff. Extremely swollen. I live in Canada, and these things take so long. Family doc retired just after the referral.