What would you do
30 y.o female 150lbs, I’ll try to be as concise as possible. In April at my annual pcp visit I mentioned these little red dots that started showing up everywhere. Eventually she asked if I wanted labs done to rule out anything autoimmune since my cbc was normal. I agreed. A couple weeks later I got the results back. Positive Ana, centromere antibodies. Sed rate and crp normal rheumatoid factor negative. She gave me a referral to rheumatology, the soonest they could get me in at this location was FEBRUARY.
Fast forward a couple months, I’m noticing more symptoms. I went to ER for chest pain, cardiac issue ruled out but did have a 6mm lung nodule on ct which I have to get reassessed in a year. A couple more episodes have happened which I now realize is acid reflux/gerd. I’ve been taking omeprazole daily for a week now which seems to have helped some. During this time I developed pretty severe hives that causes my eyelids to swell slightly. Finally on the 5th day of the hives I got a prescription for prednisone and was taking 20mg Claritin daily which seemed to make them go away. During that flare up my crp was elevated at over 13 and homocysteine was elevated as well. My BP has also been elevated during this time.
I have degenerative disc disease in pretty much my whole thoracic and lumbar spine and have had raynauds since I was in high school. I get random joint pain and swelling in the affected knee and ankle. I have pretty bad brain fog and memory issues, as well as fatigue most days. I guess what I’m asking is would you guys try to see a different doctor to be seen sooner or am I just being dramatic and can wait until my original appointment? Thanks for reading this far😅