Newly diagnosed late this year and was wondering how many got this Dx without a Bx. Now mine is confined to my eyes and joints where Bx is unlikely. I have a local Richmond MD but I wiggled into Duke later in February.
Just 6 weeks into low does Methtx and 10 mg of Prednisone. Symptoms have gone away. My MD just calls it arititius and I'm not certain he has a solid plan for me thus the trip to DUKE.

I think one of the most frustrating things is having to wait so long to be seen. It took me almost 10 weeks to get into a Rheumatologist. If I was having chest pain I'd be seeing a Cardiologist today- there seems to be no sense of urgency among providers and the end result here could be a very bad ending .

Brad