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i'm 28 and have had joint pain since i was like 13, which has worsened in the past few years along with some new general fatigue. i finally got a PCP who didn't just brush this off and ordered a blood panel to check some autoimmune and inflammatory markers. well, her nurse called me and my HLA-B27 was positive and my CRP was high. she's referring me out to rheumatology to investigate further.

doctors just make me really anxious and i want to know what to expect to be asked in this appointment and if there are likely to be any tests during it that i should be prepared for. i'm not completely unfamiliar with specialists, i've seen a neuro since i was in middle school for migraines, but this just *feels* different for some reason.