Autoimmune bingo? [View all]

Last edited Tue May 15, 2012, 04:04 PM - Edit history (1)

So right now I'm waiting for the results on 20 (twenty) blood tests to figure out what's going on. The exact diagnosis will be based on which tests line up as positives.


I don't mind that - I'm just glad there's empirical proof something is wrong. Here's the rub - the GP did two sets of preliminary tests that showed something was going on. Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where the Rheumotologist could order the blood work ahead of time based on the GP's observations? As it is now, I had to wait 3 weeks to get the first appointment, and now another 3 weeks to get the results of the bloodwork before any treatment plan is started!

On edit: I'm not a doctor, but I knew that nothing was going to happen without further bloodwork. In fact, at the appointment , I had to ask the nurse who took the pre-history if they wanted a urine specimen, and he had to ask the doctor. I knew they'd be checking that because some of the original tests suggested possible kidney involvement! (I'm not sure which is worse, waiting so you can contribute for a UA, or being asked to supply one and coming up dry because you went before the appointment!)