uctd flare up or just sick?
this is my first post here, so pls tell me if i need to add something specific. i was diagnosed in february this year with undifferentiated connective tissue disease. im a 25 year old hairstylist and i realized that i was coming home from work feeling exhausted and in pain. my body ached and my head felt foggy all the time, but i brushed it aside thinking that it was normal thing because i had been on my feet for so long. i started getting rashes in august of last year, went to an allergist who brushed aside my other symptoms and told me i only had allergies, a gastroenterologist who did an endoscopy thinking i had celiac (which i tested negative for) when that didn’t work, my pcp sent me to a rheumatologist who diagnosed me and put me on hydroxychloroquine. i’ve been taking it consistently and i have felt better for the majority of the time except for the last 4 weeks where ive felt extremely tired and the joint pain and brain fog has gotten even worse. now, for the past 4 days i have had a very sore throat and terrible body aches, the side of my neck is swollen and it sounds like i have something stuck in my throat when i speak. ive tested negative for any kind of flu, covid or strep and that honestly triggered the feelings i had when i was being sent to a bunch of different doctors to get my original diagnosis. im not sure if this is a weird flare up, or just a virus but i’ve just felt really sick and hopeless for the last couple of days. does anyone have similar flare ups or is this worth mentioning to my rheumatologist during my next appointment?