Waiting for a Rheumatologist

Post date: 2020-01-15 02:32:04

Is eight weeks too long to wait for a rheumatologist as a new patient? I can't even get an appointment, much less a diagnosis.

I was referred to a rheumatology clinic in my network and called them to get an appointment. They said they would look at my records and call me back in two weeks. They waited five weeks and asked me to go in for another test, which I did the next day. I got the results within three days, but after two more weeks, I still had no word from the office. Last week I was told the doctor finally saw my results on Tuesday (ten days after I could see them online.) Now after almost another week, I still don't have an appointment or even confirmation that they will accept me as a patient.

I read that there is a shortage of rheumatologists (I'm in Minnesota) but I can see 6-8 listed on the clinic's website. If this type of wait is normal, I will just wait it out - but I see there are other clinics in my network and will go to one of them if this is abnormal.

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