Finally a real appointment...

Sunday, I had to check into the ER in my county to get the ball rolling. My best friend had called my county hospital to find out, what exactly I needed to do. They told her to have me come on in, I wouldn't be refused, and wouldn't have to pay. ER Dr, took one look at my blood results and said more confidently, then the previous Dr, that I look like I have Lupus. He prescribed me a strong pain killer, Norco and said I needed to call to make an appointment with a family physician, that way they could refer me to a Rheumatoid Specialist.
Monday, morning, I called to get an appointment. The lady on the line said, "You can either come in today at 3:15 or the next available appointment is April 2." I told her, "well of course I will take today at 3:15!"
I got to my appointment on time and then waited for an hour an a half for them to call me in. By that time, I was in severe pain, nauseated, tired and stressed. I heard the nurse tell someone else, "the Dr is running behind", REALLY?!
They called me in and I wasn't looking forward to them taking my blood pressure, because my arms were in pain. Sure enough, that darn blood pressure machine tried to take it 3 times and at that point my put my head down and cried. The nurse said, "did you want me to try it lower on your arm?" I told her, "just do what ever you got to do."
Dr came in, and of course my blood pressure was extremely high, and he suggested we take it again at the end of the appointment. He asked, lots, of detailed questions. He touched all my joints, and muscles. I haven't been cared for by a Dr for a long time that I thought at first he was into me, the reality, he was doing a very thorough job. He said to take the Norco and up to 500mg naproxen daily. They took my blood pressure again, and it was still high and because it has been high the other times, he put me on blood pressure medicine. He then scheduled me for an xray. Which they took an xray of every single joint in my body, including, neck, lower back, hips, and pelvic.
I have scheduled, with the nurse, to check my blood pressure in 2 weeks. Also, to see the Dr in a month, he wants to keep an eye on my pain and blood pressure.

I have to say, having a Dr attend to me, kinda refreshed me and made me feel a tad better.