Shall I keep my doctors appointment
Hi everyone, I’m new here and just looking for some guidance. I’ve had psoriasis for a number of years and over the last 12 months have developed joint pain and a whole bunch of other stuff. Fortunately have a good doctor who has managed to get me a rheum referral, but current wait time for an initial appointment is 10 weeks+. I initially scheduled an appointment with my primary doctor to discuss my blood test results but she called me about them separately anyway. I still have an appointment scheduled this week, I want to tell her I’ve developed new symptoms since my referral including finger swelling, but will it even make a difference if I already have a referral? I don’t want to waste time or take an appointment from someone else, but at the same time I’m in so much pain and the thought of possibly another three months waiting for rheum with no help in between is stressing me out! Is it worth me keeping the appointment just to tell her about the new swelling? I want to ask about pain relief as I’m currently just using ibuprofen and it’s only making a mild difference