Trying Another Rheumatologist

[Guest guest]

I am jumping back in the pool and trying another rheumatologist. I called and

made the appointment today. The office staff said he requires referral from a

primary care provider, but I explained I was already diagnosed before and sent

to a rheumatologist, and I stopped going because he refused to treat me for

rheumatoid arthritis unless I went on permanent disability. Until then, he kept

insisting I come in any time I had swelling so he could look at it, and he kept

testing me for Lupus and telling me I didn't have any of the signs of Lupus. I

couldn't miss work every day and I couldn't have knuckles the size of walnuts

every day, so I went back to my PCP and got a prescription for Celebrex. The

woman left the phone for a while, then came back and said, " Okay, we can give

you an appointment. "

So now, I hope this guy is good, and not like the last person I saw. Does

anyone have any experience with any rheumatologists in Orange County,

California?

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