Rheumatoid Doctor and my Neurologist both ran my tests for 3 years. It is a long process but needed for the full diagnosis sometimes.

which doctor tests for lypus? i have fibromyalgia & depression & a messed up back & neck. i was testeted severAl years ago or they said i didnt have it, ut my mother does so i dont understand.

Sorry, but someone has been telling you fairy tales. I’m a 72 year old Canadian and I’ve always been given top notch medical care.

I must beg to differ. Canada’s great insurance comes with many pitfalls. My aunt, uncles, their children and grandchildren live there. First of all the entire system shuts down the entire month of July to wait for funding for the next fiscal year. When you deliver a baby you don’t get a pediatrician unless there’s a problem. Then there’s a wait. Babies can decompensate quickly and a mom with lupus is more likely to have a child with issues. My one aunt had to travel to nyc to have her lymphoma treatment, out of pocket. My other aunt had a baseball size tumor found on her breast in late April , it wasn’t biopsied until September. I don’t even know if they ever even treated her. My uncle who lives in the most affluent part of Toronto fell down his stairs and broke his neck, he was 73 years old. He was brought to a “wonderful “ hospital nearby to get treated. It didn’t have a ct machine??? His neck was broken. Rather than admit him they put him in a collar and sent him home. They didn’t want to transport him to another facility, to dangerous but they sent him home. My brother is an er doc and pointed out that he needed a halo, to be admited for observation and one wrong move in the car he would have been paralyzed. These are just my families storie I have so many more. As a lupus patient I don’t think I could survive this “great” Health system . Don’t forget your 48% or more tax rate to pay for this.

Have you tried applying for Medicaid? Also there are usually clinic who offer reduced cost care and man treat chronic illnesses. This is what I’m going to have to do in a few months when my insurance runs out. You can usuallly negotiate a “self pay”, non insurance rate with your Doctor for office visits and labs. You should try. Smith Kline Glaxo the huge pharmaceutical company also offers help with Benlysta if you are a candidate for that . Good luck

I have Lupus SLE among other stuff with it. I got really sick couldn’t work for 5 years. Got treated in Florida Largo in 2017 I got Diagnose with Lupus. My stomach always swallow up. Moved to Chillicothe, Ohio in 2018. I tried to applied for help on healthcare insurance. They say I not qualify. I need help to see other doctor. I have no insurance. Even I started to work insurance is to much money. Where can I go for help. Since I moved here in Chillicothe, Ohio I haven’t seen a doctor yet not even for a check up.