Rheumatic conditions are typically characterized by pain, aching, stiffness and swelling in and around one or more joints. The symptoms can develop gradually or suddenly. Some forms of arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, can affect multiple organs and cause widespread symptoms.
If your blood work gets sent to a Hospital who knows how long they will take. I work at Quest and I know blood work does not take longer than 7 days to process there because some of it will have to actually sit if the doctor wants you fasting. Status: Offline.
I had initial bloodwork done on July 22 (mon) and had results by Friday. This was a complete work up with about 5 vials of blood. I had to see specialists this past Monday 9/9 ( 7 vials) and had part if the bloodwork re-done and got results today. I go to another specialist next week for 2nd opinion on parathyroid .