Hubby and I arrived at my appointment late of course. I don't know why I scheduled an appointment for 8am with a check in time of 7:45am, if we drop off our youngest at school and 7:45am and the doctors office is about 20 minutes away. ANYWAYS...wishful thinking I guess, that I could casually walk in late and be seen right away. 9am came around and the Lady at the desk called me over and said, cause I was late, others were seen at their regular appointment time and I could reschedule or wait to see if the 9:30 appointment showed up, if they didn't, then I would be seen then, she was nice about it. Um yeah I will wait. I thought, I didn't wait 2 weeks to reschedule, I will wait all day if I have to. 9:30am came around and she called a name 2 times and then called me up, "you will be seen next". Man she wasn't messing around, and I appreciated it.
Weighed in, blood pressure, blah blah blah, doctor comes in...
"You stated you have a family history of Lupus correct?"
"Yes"
"Well the test came back positive in areas the point to Lupus and I will say, MOST LIKELY, you have Lupus. But you need to see a Rheumatoid Specialist"
"There is nothing else you can do for me?"
"No and unfortunately, I do not have a specialist on staff here."
...it really didn't sound that cold, and he was really a good doctor and of course we talked about other stuff.
So I am now in limbo. Need to find a specialist. Need to apply for a program in my County that can help me pay, cause I have no insurance. This is going to be a long process...Still in pain.
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