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Worried about upcoming rheumatologist appointment

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Mar 5 2:21am | Replies (52)
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@mas0415

Thank you so much for the support and kind words. I have actually been doing physical therapy for my pinched nerve and the team has been so supportive and has encouraged me to be vocal to my doctors. The referral was sent last week and I have yet to hear from the rheumatologist office. The plan is to call and follow up tomorrow, hopefully they will give me a date!

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Christine | @thisoldewe | Dec 4, 2023

Great! Hope this works out!

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Becky, Volunteer Mentor | @becsbuddy | Dec 12, 2023

@mas0415 Autoimmune diseases or any ‘strange’ condition needs a very sharp doctor to diagnose it. If you continue to have problems or don’t get answers, you might try going to a major medical center or university medical center. There should be several in your state. That’s what I had to do when I got my AD disease. None of the doctors at my hospital knew what was wrong and couldn't understand the MRI. My husband contacted the university hospital about an hour away. The doctors there were able to guide the local doctors in getting me stable. As soon as I could travel, my husband took me to the university hospital, thank G-d!
Do some research now so you are prepared. Would that be a possibility for you?

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